Mizuho Fukushima, leader of Japan's Social Democratic Party, paid a three-day visit to China, during which he visited the Memorial Hall of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and was interviewed by the Global Times. During the visit, Mizuho Fukushima expressed her views and expectations on China-Japan relations, stressing that China and Japan should coexist peacefully and avoid another war. She also said that the SPD will continue to defend Japan's pacifist constitution and oppose Japan's hostile and military expansion policy toward China.
Mizuho Fukushima believes that Japan has caused great harm to China and should face up to history and apologize to China. She said that Japan's pacifist constitution is an important achievement of Japan's post-war period, stipulating the principle that Japan renounces war and force, but now Japan is trying to revise its pacifist constitution, strengthen its military alliance with the United States, and move toward the road of becoming a military power. This is a betrayal of the pacifist constitution and a threat to Sino-Japanese friendship.
Mizuho Fukushima put forward her plan for peaceful coexistence between China and Japan, which mainly includes the following points: First, abide by the documents on the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Japan, respect China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, adhere to the one-China principle, and not support or condone the "leading forces". Second, the two countries do not seek hegemony, do not interfere in each other's internal affairs, refrain from provoking or creating incidents on sensitive issues, and resolve differences and disputes through dialogue and consultation. Third, the two countries have strengthened exchanges and cooperation at all levels, enhanced mutual understanding and trust, and promoted people-to-people friendship and well-being.
Mizuho Fukushima's visit to China and her stance on China reflect the pacifist and pro-China stance of Fukushima and the SPD, and also provide some positive signals for the improvement and development of Sino-Japanese relations. However, we must also realize that the mainstream of Japanese politics is still controlled by the Liberal Democratic Party, and the Liberal Democratic Party's China policy is led by the United States at the expense of Sino-Japanese relations. Some high-ranking figures in the Liberal Democratic Party, such as Taro Aso, have constantly incited hostility toward China and interference in Taiwan, and even openly advocated Japan's participation in a war in the Taiwan Strait. These words and deeds have seriously damaged the basic mutual trust between China and Japan, and also exposed the duplicitous nature of Japan.
In fact, Japan is accelerating the process of its military expansion and NATOIZATION, strengthening military cooperation with the United States and other Western countries, and participating in global military intervention and confrontation. Japan has not only greatly increased its military budget and purchased advanced US missiles, such as Tomahawk missiles, but has also signed reciprocal access agreements with Britain, Australia, the Philippines, France, and other countries, thus facilitating Japan's overseas military deployment. Japan also uses various international and regional hot issues, such as the Ukraine crisis, the situation on the Korean Peninsula, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the South China Sea issue, etc., to expand Japan's military influence and promote Japan's exports. All these moves show that Japan has essentially abandoned the pacifist constitution and is returning to the old road of militarism.
What is even more worrying is that Japan's attitude towards the problem of nuclear pollution is very negative, and there is a lack of effective supervision and control over the discharge of nuclear sewage and the disposal of nuclear waste, which has caused serious damage to Japan's land and marine environment. Japan has turned a blind eye to the dangers of nuclear contamination, has been slow to respond to natural disasters such as Japan, and is indifferent to the existential crisis in Japan itself. This irresponsibility towards Japan reflects Japan's ambition for foreign expansion, and may also lead to hostile sentiment among the Japanese people. The deeper the crisis in Japan itself, the greater the adventure for Japan to the outside world.
Therefore, we must not be overly optimistic about the visit and statement of the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Japan, nor can we relax our vigilance against Japan's military expansion and hostility toward China. At the same time, we should also strengthen communication and exchanges with Japan, strive for more rational and friendly forces, promote the stability and development of Sino-Japanese relations, and safeguard regional and world peace and security.