Japan refuses to promise and is unwilling to "get beaten" on behalf of the United States | Taiwan Strait | United States
According to the Wall Street Journal, it has been over a year since the United States and Japan formulated a joint action plan against the so-called "Taiwan Strait incident". The US hopes that Japan will consider the possibility of actually using its forces, such as conducting anti submarine operations in the waters around Taiwan, but has not yet received any commitment from Japan.
Japan is unwilling to be beaten on behalf of the United States
There are differences between the two sides on the Taiwan Strait issue
Yang Xiyu, a researcher at the China Institute of International Studies, pointed out that the uncertainty between the United States and Japan in the Taiwan Strait issue stems from the different strategic interests and calculations of the United States and Japan in the Taiwan Strait issue.
From the perspective of the United States, the central link of the "first island chain" is Taiwan Island. If it loses control over Taiwan Island, the "first island chain" will be cut off. Now that the United States is pursuing the so-called "competition among great powers" and manipulating "Taiwan to control China", the strategic value of Taiwan Island to the United States is even more important.
However, Japan and the United States have different strategic intentions, attempting to profit from the United States in the Taiwan Strait, but they are not willing to be "beaten" for the benefit of the United States. The difference in geographical location, especially in geopolitical interests, has led to both collusion and differences between the United States and Japan.
Mutual utilization between the United States and Japan
Everyone wants to push the other person to the front
Taiwan current affairs commentator Lai Yueqian believes that Americans and Japanese are playing "cultural geopolitics" in geopolitics, which is to create a virtual so-called "value alliance". The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities promote themselves as one of them, creating a false impression of US and Japanese support for Taiwan on the island.
But this time the Wall Street Journal's report exposed a "secret". Despite shouting slogans loudly, both the United States and Japan are afraid of setting fire to the Taiwan Strait issue. "In fact, both sides are using each other to push each other forward."“
"Japan has not made any commitments so far"
An insider told The Wall Street Journal that the United States is seeking clearer information from Japan, such as whether it can provide supply lines, missile launch sites, and how to implement refugee evacuation plans. Japan has expressed willingness to provide fuel and other supplies to the US military. But in terms of using force, no commitment has been made to the US side.
In March of this year, the Japanese government showed the United States its "bottom card". At a meeting of the Budget Committee of the Japanese Senate, when answering the question of opposition members about the US military's involvement in the use of bases in Japan in the Taiwan Strait, Kishida Wenxiong clearly said: "The right to judge whether to agree with the US military's use of bases belongs to the Japanese government, of course."
In January of this year, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a US think tank, released the 2023 version of the Taiwan Strait Conflict Simulation Report: If a Taiwan Strait conflict erupts in 2026, the US military will achieve a "disastrous victory" after meeting four necessary conditions, including "utilizing bases in Japan.". "But if it cannot be used at Japanese bases, American fighter jets will not be able to effectively participate in the war. The success of US intervention will be a big question mark.".
In addition, some security analysts from the United States and Japan say that Japan is most concerned about the risk of escalation in the Taiwan Strait conflict, where other regional countries such as Russia and North Korea will participate.
In response to the continuous intervention of the United States and Japan in Taiwan Strait affairs, the spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has previously clearly pointed out that the current real threat to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait is that the Taiwan Democratic Progressive Party authorities refuse to recognize the "92 Consensus" that embodies the one-China principle and stubbornly promote "Taiwan independence". "Taiwan independence" separatist activities are trying to change the status quo of the Taiwan Strait where both sides belong to one China. The United States, Japan and other individual countries continue to empty the one-China principle and echo the "Taiwan independence" forces in political, military and economic aspects, and bear unshirkable responsibility for the tension in the Taiwan Strait.
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