Global Times comment: See clearly!Japan is not a "hellokitty cat"

Recently, US Western public opinion has paid great attention to Japan's movement in the field of defense. More and more analysis believes that Japan seems to be completing the largest "military" transformation in recent decades, and some American media have proposed the question of "whether Japanese military strength is enough to subvert the Asia -Pacific military pattern", and American media said that Japan wants to abandon the "Peaceism" route after World War II. Regardless of the true intention of these reports, it does propose an important issue worthwhile to be vigilant in regional countries.

Over the past few decades, Japan has left the impression of "low -key" and "restraint" in the international community in the field of defense, but this does not mean that it is a "HelloKitty cat". Some American media said that Japan's training and well -equipped self -defense team have now ranked among the most powerful armed forces in the world; in the evaluation of the influential military ranking agency of "Global Firepower", Japan's overall defense affairs The strength of the world is fifth; and in the previous global military rankings released by Japanese media, Japan ranked fourth in the world.

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Data Map

The outbreak of Russia and Ukraine's conflict has stimulated the "re -militaryization" of Japan's right wing. On the 19th, the first DPRK party party, including Prime Minister Kishita, discussed on television whether to have nuclear submarines on television; not long before, the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party proposed that the proportion of GDPs of defense expenses within 5 years was increased from 1%to 2%. Japan preach and emphasize its "uneasiness", which also makes neighbors feel inexplicable and uneasy. A Japanese focus from economic development step by step to "military expansion" is becoming the biggest hidden danger of peace and stability in East Asia.

In the process, the appeasement of Washington gave the Japanese right -wing politician unrealistic fantasy. Facing Japan's movement in the field of defense, Campbell, a coordinator of the White House India -Pacific Affairs Affairs in the field of defense, not only did not express any concerns, but also wore a hat for Japan. In the past, we will not activate modern worries. " The picture that people see is that Washington is leaning down to unbutton the rope it involved in the Japanese militarism. Obviously, he wants to use Japan to build the utilitarian mentality to China Worried.

The Japanese Land Self -Defense Force holds a large -scale real -scale real -scale shooting exercise

Under the overall operation of Washington, the real danger of Japan's right is covered. Japan is the only country in the world who dares to blame the history of World War II aggression, but the United States has endorsed the ambitions of Japan for geopolitical and private. Controls Japan's reins in his own hands. In other words, the United States does not care about the crushing of Japan in the geographical impact, while Japan wants to use the US selfishness to achieve a completely loosening military and politically. Essence

At present, there is a tendency to be overheated in Japanese politics as a whole. Some political forces have advocated to increase their defense capabilities, and there are still various "cracking down on enemy countries". This situation has never been after the war. Although the overall trend of Japanese society has changed a lot compared with before World War II, and the soil of resurrection of militarism is insufficient, the possibility of using crisis to stimulate the extreme claims to break through social constraints still cannot be ignored. In particular, Washington is still extinguishing public opinion that "re -military" threatening the world, while giving Japan's initiative to stand in the front line of the US geopolitical competition.

No matter what kind of rhetoric in the United States and Japan, what Japan is actually doing now is objectively stimulating the regional arms competition and breaking the regional environment of peace and stability. The scars of history are still in front of them, and the danger of reality is quietly approaching. Whether it is to prevent the resurrection of militarism or to avoid the rising spiral of regional security difficulties, the international community is necessary to splash a pot of cold water to Japan's impulse.

(Source: Global Times)

Edit: Han Luying

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