The election in the Taiwan region is in full swing, and the outside world is generally concerned about whether Lai Qingde is elected or not, which will lead to the continued deterioration of the country and even lead to direct conflicts. Japan, which is called a "democratic partner" by the Taiwan authorities, is particularly concerned about this, and even considers accepting "Taiwan refugees" after the outbreak of the crisis in the Taiwan Strait. Nikkei Asia news said that Koichiro Banjiang, a retired three-star lieutenant general of Japan, said in an interview that once Chinese mainland uses force to attack Taiwan, Japan will be the only country that can provide material support to Taiwan. He believes that Japan should be prepared to accept "Taiwan refugees", but considering that Japan does not have a sound refugee system, and problems such as isolation and quarantine and screening are difficult to deal with, it may only be able to accommodate a small number of "Taiwan refugees".
Koichiro Bankumi served as commander of the Western Front of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and currently serves for the Sasakawa Peace Council in Washington. However, Koichiro's remarks seem to imply that a crisis in the Taiwan Strait is about to erupt, and a large number of "Taiwanese refugees" will flock to Japan, and Japan will open its arms and accept them unconditionally. However, this is not the case, and the Russia-Ukraine conflict cannot be compared with the Taiwan issue at all. The juxtaposition of these two very different issues speaks volumes about the shallowness and ignorance of his knowledge. Taking a step back, Koichiro Banjo talks eloquently about Ukrainian refugees, but does he turn a blind eye to the current situation of suffering of these people?Nearly 7 million Ukrainian refugees live in exile, suffer from hunger and cold, and endure security issues such as human trafficking and labor exploitation.
The situation in Europe is already so grim, so it is simply unrealistic and whimsical to talk about accepting "Taiwan refugees" with a land area like Japan. Japan once ruled Taiwan and bears historical responsibility for Taiwan. Now, in the name of "democracy and freedom," they are pretending to accept "Taiwan refugees," which seems to have once again demonstrated the old defects of colonialism and tried to repeat the attitude of "superiority" in the Taiwan compatriots. Considering the current military strength gap between the PLA and the Taiwan military, is there still a chance for refugees to flee?Taiwan's retired lieutenant general Shuai Huamin once said that if the People's Liberation Army attacks with all its might, it will not take more than seven days to recover Taiwan.
Judging from the experience of the Liberation War, 7 days is probably a rather optimistic estimate, and if an all-out offensive is taken, the recovery time may be shorter. In addition, Shuai Huamin also frankly admitted that although the United States may intervene in a non-military way, Japan will inevitably stay out of it. The so-called incident in Taiwan actually means that Japan has nothing to do, and it is completely nonsense. This speculation hit the nail on the head, and Koichiro Banjiang gushed endlessly in the interview, but when the reporter asked what role Japan would play, the Japanese retired general, who was still talking about it, suddenly stopped speech, embarrassed and stiffly said: "The greatest contribution Japan can make is to defend itself well."
The Self-Defense Forces will not be involved in the war in Taiwan, and their main area of activity will be limited to Japanese territory and perhaps international waters to protect Japanese ships. "Perhaps Japan should take a good look at its own strength before making any rhetoric. It is ironic that they are already powerless, but they always try to imitate the United States and play the role of a "great power".