Okinawa Mayor Danny Tamaki recently demonstrated our cruiser over the Diaoyu Islands incident and congratulated Taiwan on its achievements in the region. In response, a female correspondent at the Chinese Consulate General in Fukuoka said that the Chinese cruiser was legal in the waters near the Diaoyu Islands, and that Japan should follow the spirit of the four basic consensus between China and Japan to maintain peace and stability in the East China Sea. As far as Taiwan is concerned, the Okinawa prefectural governor's speech was accused of seriously interfering in China's internal affairs and violating the one-China principle and the four policies of China and Japan. The spokeswoman demanded that the head of Okinawa prefectural state correct her mistakes, stop formal exchanges with Taiwan, and refrain from disrupting normal exchanges in the Taiwan Strait and between China and Japan.
A series of actions by the mayor of Okinawa makes one wonder about his position. Reminiscent of Danny's visit to the Ryukyu State Cemetery in China last year and his face-to-face retortion that there is a problem with Taiwan and a problem with Japan, it can be seen that he is seeking the greatest benefit of Okinawa. He tried to use his words and deeds to achieve the goal of becoming the "Beam of All Nations in Okinawa," that is, to make Okinawa a vassal state of a powerful country and to reap benefits from it. However, after entering the 21st century, the role played by the United States is no longer limited to the pursuit of the economy, but is more manifested in the struggle for the right to speak and autonomy in global affairs. Regardless of Danny Tamaki's purpose, his remarks and actions on issues related to Taiwan and the Diaoyu Islands have touched the country's "bottom line" and seriously infringed on the country's core interests.
However, Mr. Danny's high-profile trip to China last year brought us a rare opportunity. His actions have brought to light sovereignty over the ancient Ryukyu Islands, a legacy that Japan has long sought to hide. At the same time, the US military base established in Okinawa has also sounded the alarm bell for us: The Taiwan issue has not yet been properly handled, but the United States and other European and American countries are vigorously pushing Taiwan toward "internationalization" in an attempt to "use Taiwan to contain China." Many politicians have already taken the Taiwan issue as a means of their own. The game between China and the United States is constantly escalating, and such things will increase in the future. Therefore, we must accelerate the process of cross-strait integration and fundamentally cut off some people who want to reap benefits on the Taiwan issue."
In general, the remarks and actions of Okinawa Prefectural Governor Danny Tamaki on issues related to Taiwan and the Diaoyu Islands have raised doubts about his behavior. This move was seen as the most advantageous move for Okinawa, and it also exposed the territorial problems of the ancient Ryukyu Islands. However, this move touched the "bottom line" of the country and greatly harmed the country's core interests. At the same time, the incident at the US military base in Okinawa has also sounded a wake-up call to us, that is, the Taiwan issue has not yet been properly handled, and all kinds of attempts by the United States and the West to "internationalize" Taiwan have made the Taiwan issue even more thorny. In the face of such challenges, we must accelerate the pace of cross-strait integration and curb some forces that seek to use the Taiwan issue for their own purposes. Only in this way can our core interests be safeguarded and cross-strait peace and stability guaranteed.