The arms race between the United States and Japan has intensified, and the military budgets for the new fiscal year have both hit record highs, plunging the Asia-Pacific region into an unprecedented crisis. Fortunately, China has been prepared and has issued a firm warning. China has long been alert to Japan's frequent provocations against China.
Even our Ministry of Defense made a rare statement in which it bluntly warned Japan. However, Japan has deliberately ignored China's warnings, and instead of restraining its own behavior, it has become more and more reckless and reckless in pointing its sword at China. According to reports, Japan** recently passed the 2024 budget at a cabinet meeting, in which defense spending increased by more than 16% compared to the previous year, reaching 795 trillion yen, a record high.
In response, the Japanese side argued that it was in response to the growing "threat" from China that they had taken these necessary measures. However, we can't help but wonder who has been breaking the bottom line of the country's pacifist constitution in recent yearsWho is crossing the principle of "exclusive defense"?
There is no doubt that it is Japan, fueled by the United States, that frequently exports first-class equipment and pursues its own military expansion ambitions. At the same time, Japan even wants to emulate the US strategy of containing China and instigate a so-called "small circle" in the Asia-Pacific region to contain China.
Such behavior has not only made the situation in the region worse, but has also brought a security threat to the Asia-Pacific region that cannot be ignored to a certain extent. Under such circumstances, Japan dares to accuse China of posing a so-called "threat" in turn, and it is simply trying to compete with China and directly ignite the flames of confrontation on the table.
It is reported that on the day that the Japanese Cabinet meeting passed the 2024 budget, Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2024 and approved a record $886 billion in allocations. These include policies to support Ukraine and to respond to the situation in the Indo-Pacific region. Interestingly, both countries have record military budgets and have demonstrated their intentions to counter China.
Is this pure coincidence?In fact, the tension between the United States and Japan** in such a clever way to "coincide" and explicitly point to China is deeply worrying. After all, the increasing military spending of the United States and Japan on China will, to a certain extent, inevitably set off a new round of arms race in the Asia-Pacific region.
Even if other countries are not eager to follow suit, they have no choice but to take active action to strengthen their own defense capabilities in the face of security threats posed by the United States and Japan. In this regard, it can be said that what the United States and Japan have done has had a serious impact on regional peace and stability to a certain extent.
Fortunately, Japan has been prepared for a long time and has issued warnings to the United States and Japan on more than one occasion. Since they have chosen to turn a blind eye, there is no need for China to waste words in the roundabout. Now is the time to demonstrate our resolve through concrete action and to engage in strong deterrence.
According to reports, in recent days, the squadron plans to carry out a five-day military mission in the northern part of the Yellow Sea in the Bohai Strait. At this sensitive juncture, the message of China's approach is clear. This is a straightforward reminder that it is directed at the United States, Japan, or any other provocative force. If they act recklessly around China, China will show no mercy.