Japan's attitude towards China has changed markedly after Kishida** announced that it would tighten export controls against China. According to reports, Kishida**'s plan stems from Japanese concerns about China and Russia using parts and technologies exported from Japan for military purposes. This plan is similar to the restrictive measures imposed by Western countries, linking economic issues with politicization and polarization. If it is put into practice, it will seriously damage China's legitimate and legitimate rights and interests.
The main targets of this move are China and Russia. The plan is designed to prevent third parties from transferring goods and components to countries with military risks, which clearly refers to China. Since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Western countries have repeatedly used similar rhetoric to warn and threaten China, banning so-called military assistance to Russia. Therefore, we can speculate that this plan of Kishida** is likely to cooperate with the United States to contain China and Russia. According to analysis, there may be two reasons why Kishida chose to announce this plan within a few days after the end of the Japanese business delegation's visit to China. First, the Japanese business delegation did not get the results they wanted during its visit to China, and Kishida believes that there is not enough motivation to change its China policy at the moment. This does not mean that China lacks sincerity in strengthening economic ties with Japan, but that the Japanese delegation made some unreasonable demands during its visit to China, such as unilateral visa exemption to Japan and lifting the ban on Japanese aquatic products. Since China could not meet these unreasonable demands, Japan chose to be hostile to China. Second, during the visit of the Japanese business delegation to China, the United States made a high-profile announcement of Fumio Kishida's upcoming visit to the United States, emphasizing that the visit will clearly demonstrate the importance of the U.S.-Japan alliance and relationship. Kishida's visit happened to be on April 10, and the United States deliberately chose the time point of Sino-Japanese contact to make the announcement, which may be an intentional attempt to knock Kishida**. Once this signal is received, Kishida** naturally needs to respond, so the relevant plan was revealed in advance.
However, the data shows that the amount of China and Japan in 2023 will drop by more than 10% compared to the previous year. If Japan fails to handle its relations with China rationally and pragmatically, the role of this "ballast stone" will become smaller and smaller. Japan will have to bear an even greater price. Therefore, Kishida**'s choice to strengthen export controls against China may outweigh the losses.
In conclusion, Kishida**'s announcement of the move to tighten export controls on China reflects Japan's concern about the military activities of China and Russia, as well as cooperation with the United States in containing China and Russia. However, Japan's move will seriously damage China's legitimate rights and interests and may have negative economic and political consequences. Japan** needs to be more rational and pragmatic in handling its relations with China, otherwise it will pay a greater price.
From Kishida**'s small change in attitude towards China, that is, the announcement that it will strengthen export controls against China, we can see that Japan is concerned about the military activities of China and Russia, and maintains cooperation with the United States in containing China and Russia. However, Japan's move will cause serious damage to China's legitimate and legitimate rights and interests, and Japan may pay a greater price. Therefore, it is necessary for Japan to handle its relations with China in a more rational and pragmatic manner to ensure the smooth development of economic and political relations between the two countries. Personally, I believe that cooperation between China and Japan should be based on equality, mutual benefit and mutual respect, so that common development and common prosperity can be achieved. Only through frank dialogue and cooperation can the differences and problems between the two sides be resolved and a mutually beneficial and win-win situation can be achieved. Therefore, it is hoped that Japan will have a clear understanding of its own interests and cooperate with China in a more pragmatic manner to achieve the sound development of bilateral relations. At the same time, it is also hoped that China will maintain a firm stance and safeguard its own rights and interests, so as to promote the better development of China-Japan relations.