As the power of China and the United States continues to approach, the dualistic game pattern in the Asia-Pacific region is becoming clearer. Against the backdrop of systemic decline in the United States, its Asia-Pacific strategy has gradually evolved into a modular cooperation system led by the United States and its allies. In this process, Japan has played a prominent role in maintaining its strategic position, and has even created a "broken window effect" in Asia-Pacific geopolitics, pushing the region to the brink of war. Let's start by looking at what happened.
According to a report by Japan's "Kyodo News", Japan's new Foreign Minister Yoko Uekawa recently signed the "Agreement on Mutual Provision of Materials and Services" with German Ambassador to Japan Goetze on behalf of their respective countries. Although the name of the agreement attempts to avoid the term military cooperation, the content of the agreement actually touches on the military field, including the sharing of military supplies and equipment, such as food, fuel and ammunition, as well as the mutual use of facilities such as ports and military bases. It is noteworthy that Japan has made it clear that this move is aimed at achieving a "free and open" Indian and Pacific Oceans with China in mind, and making a positive contribution to the peace and security of the international community. In fact, this means that Japan's domestic political forces have reached a consensus, and the future strategic direction is self-evident.
From a practical point of view, this kind of cooperation between two countries that were "losers" and whose geography spanned half the world seems to lack concrete strategic significance, and it is even more disgusting. However, from a political point of view, in the context of the United States' promotion of the Asia-Pacific strategy, the two "Axis powers" Japan and Germany have joined forces again, and in essence, the "new NATO" under the leadership of the United States is acting. As the "sub-core" of the "new NATO" under the United States, Japan is gradually strengthening its military presence in the Asia-Pacific region and building a preliminary "military network."
In fact, this is not the first time that Japan has signed such an agreement. In recent years, Japan has signed agreements on mutual provision of goods and services with six countries, including the United States, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, and Italy. With the connivance of the United States, this has created a kind of "broken window effect" in Asia-Pacific geopolitics. As European countries gradually become involved in Asia-Pacific geopolitics without being contained, this is bound to inspire more European countries to re-engage in the competition for Asia-Pacific interests. In the short term, such third-country involvement may demand more benefits and spheres of influence from the United States, weakening the influence of the United States in the Asia-Pacific region; In the long run, if it is not contained, it will inevitably exert containment pressure on China.
As the "broken window effect" spreads in the Asia-Pacific region, more Western countries will become involved, and war seems inevitable. This situation has created great uncertainty for the Asia-Pacific region and the international community as a whole, making the border between peace and war even more blurred.
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