[Global Times reporters Xing Xiaojing and Xu Keyue] Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has just concluded his high-profile trip to the United States and is trying to demonstrate diplomatic results by emphasizing "strengthening the Japan-US alliance." However, the Japanese media poured cold water on it, warning that behind this "honeymoon" drama between Japan and the United States, there are risks of "Japan-US integration". Experts interviewed by a reporter from the Global Times on the 16th said that even if Japan is the most important cornerstone of the United States in Asia, it is impossible for the United States to give up diplomatic interactions with other countries because of Japan. Recently, senior officials such as the U.S. Treasury Secretary and the Under Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific Affairs have visited China one after another. There have been significantly more high-level communications between China and the United States than between China and Japan, resulting in a situation where Sino-Japanese relations have become increasingly cold. If Japan blindly follows the United States, it needs to carefully consider whether it can cope with the risks that will come with it.
"During his visit to the United States, Prime Minister Kishida's face was always filled with a smile that had never been seen in Japan (in Japan)." Japan's "Asahi Shimbun" said on the 16th that Fumio Kishida emphasized that "Japan is a global partner of the United States. "Japan and the United States are together" intends to keep the United States in East Asia, but it is undeniable that as the Japan-US integration process infinitely deepens, Japan will undoubtedly be more firmly integrated into the US strategy of containing China.
reported that the Biden administration's support rate has stagnated. In addition to having to deal with competition with China, it also has to face the Russia-Ukraine conflict, tensions in the Middle East, etc. It also faces issues such as tight weapons reserves. The United States regards the gathering of military capabilities of its allies as the pillar of its security policy and may seek broader military cooperation with Japan. In particular, as the United States, Japan and the Philippines hold their first trilateral summit in Washington, Japan faces the risk of becoming more militarily involved in the South China Sea dispute between China and the Philippines. "Asahi Shimbun" stated that Japan must promote dialogue with China. However, since November last year, high-level dialogue between Japan and China has been suspended. In contrast, the United States has continuously sent senior officials to visit China and maintained close exchanges with China. Relevant people in the Japanese government are worried about this: Japan's excessive propaganda and the United States are in the "honeymoon period", which may have a negative impact on relations with China.
"Kishida Fumio's rare bright smile in the United States, does it really herald a new level of cooperation between the Japan-US alliance?" Da Zhigang, a researcher at the Northeast Asia Institute of the Heilongjiang Academy of Social Sciences, told a reporter from the Global Times on the 16th He said that there should be a consensus among political and business people in Washington that the scale of Sino-US relations is not the same as that of Japan-US relations. In this context, the first risk Japan faces is to blindly follow the guidance of the United States and China. Can Japan bear the consequences of "decoupling and breaking links"? The second risk is that if Japan joins the US strategy to contain China, it will inevitably trigger geopolitical instability. As an Asian country, Japan's ability to cope with tensions with neighboring countries is full of uncertainties. The Kishida regime should consider how to build a healthy and stable Sino-Japanese relationship.
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