Although China and the United States have been competing, Japan has never wanted to be left behind, and in order to expand its influence, Japan began to visit Cambodia! According to a report by the Russian Satellite News Agency, two frigates of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force carrying more than 400 members of the Maritime Self-Defense Force arrived at Sihanoukville, Cambodia on the 22nd for a visit. Japan's visit is aimed at further strengthening the good cooperation between the navies of Cambodia and Japan.
Since 2000, Japan has visited Sihanoukville, Cambodia 14 times. This time, Japan's ** port of call at Sihanoukville, near the Ream Naval Base, which is a port built with Chinese assistance. What signal does Japan** send when it docks at a port built with Chinese assistance? Experts say Japan's move is strategically motivated by two aspects: on the one hand, Japan is trying to deter China by enhancing its military capabilities through a new strategy. Japanese media said that Japanese ships entered the port adjacent to the Ream naval base, intending to contain China in order to achieve a "free and open Indo-Pacific".
On the other hand, Japan has gradually broken through the constraints of its pacifist constitution, set aside the so-called concept of "exclusive defense," and relied on US influence in the Asia-Pacific region to enhance its influence. In other words, Japan is taking advantage of the U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy to continuously advance its military power strategy, which is inconsistent with Japan's consistent emphasis on 'exclusive defense'.
It is worth noting that Japan and the United States support the Philippines in its confrontation with China, and its visit to Cambodia is intended to divide and disintegrate China's traditional partners and further strengthen its strategic encirclement of China. For a long time, China has insisted on developing relations with ASEAN countries, and the cooperation is good, especially Cambodia's relations with China are good.
China and Cambodia have a long traditional friendship, and the exchanges between the two countries in the political, military, cultural and economic fields are deepening day by day, and they have a high degree of strategic consensus in the international arena and maintain close cooperation. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations 65 years ago, the iron-clad friendship between Cambodia and China has developed into a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, so Japan's visit to Cambodia will not affect the relations between China and Cambodia.
Japan is China's neighbor and Cambodia is China's iron-clad partner, and China hopes to maintain friendship with Japan and does not want Japan to take the opportunity to dig into the wall and sow discord between China and Cambodia. China is a real world power, with a world pattern, and will not bother with Japan, but if Japan relies on the United States to put pressure on China, China will never sit idly by.
Cambodia is located in Southeast Asia, the country's economic development benefits from good cooperation with China, its special geographical location determines that Cambodia should maintain friendly exchanges with other countries, but Cambodia knows that in the geopolitical game of major powers, it is not easy to stand in line, and maintaining neutrality is more conducive to Cambodia's development. ASEAN countries and China have friendly exchanges, all countries hope to maintain economic and trade cooperation with China, any attempt to sow discord between China and ASEAN countries will not be easy to succeed, Japan should proceed from the perspective of being conducive to regional peace, instead of relying on US hegemony, charging for the United States, and disturbing the situation of regional peace and stability!