Japan wants to send a message to Trump not to reach any agreement with China, because that would undermine efforts to "contain China." This was reported by Reuters on February 2, quoting several Japanese ** who did not want to be named. According to the report, the Japanese side has stepped up contacts with people close to Trump in recent weeks, including wanting to send a senior ruling party member to meet Trump, and getting Japanese diplomats and think tanks that support Trump to contact their former leaders.
According to the report, Trump won the Republican primaries in Iowa and New Hampshire, becoming the Republican frontrunner in the United States in 2024. Japan** said they did not know what Trump's plans would be if he was re-elected, but they were concerned about Trump's words and actions during his last term, such as avoiding multilateral cooperation and what he did about China.
According to the report, Japan** is most worried that if Trump is re-elected, he may reach some kind of ** or security agreement with China, one of the world's largest economies, which will make the G7's efforts to confront China in vain. Two foreign ministry officials also said they were also concerned that Mr. Trump might drop support for Taiwan in order to reach a deal with the mainland. In addition, Japan is also worried that Trump may once again impose tariffs on Japanese steel and other protectionist measures, as well as demand that Japan pay more for the stationing of US troops in Japan.
The report also said that an aide to Trump told Reuters that Trump had not met with Japan recently and did not want to say more about the matter.
China has repeatedly responded to Japan's statement that it wants to interfere in China's internal affairs, saying that Taiwan is a part of China, and the Taiwan issue is China's internal affair, and foreign countries should not interfere. Japan has colonized Taiwan for half a century, brutally suppressed the people of Taiwan, committed unforgivable crimes, and has serious historical responsibility for China.
In addition, it is worth mentioning that before Reuters disclosed these news, Trump had accused Taiwan of stealing the chip business of the United States in an interview with the United States, and refused to say whether he would "defend Taiwan". * Chen Binhua, a spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office, said that the United States has always been "America First" and that Taiwan may be abandoned by the United States at any time.