In response to China’s military expansion, the “Quartet Security Dialogue” coalition held a summit in Japan last month. From left are Australia’s new Prime Minister Daniel Albans, US President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Figure: Flip from the Japanese Prime Minister’s official residence Facebook
The latest poll in Japan shows that as many as 90% of the respondents believe that Japan should prepare for China’s possible attack on Taiwan, and more than 40% of them believe that Japan’s “Constitution” should be revised to allow Japan to intervene militarily in the war in the Taiwan Strait. . Akio Yaita, director of the Taipei branch of “Sankei Shimbun”, said on Facebook that this number is very alarming and should far exceed the Japanese government’s risk assessment of the situation in the Taiwan Strait. make change.
According to a poll conducted by Nikkei Asia from May 27 to 29, more than 90% of the respondents believed that Japan should be prepared in the event of a “Taiwan emergency” triggered by China, and 60% of the respondents believed that Japan should be prepared. Should have the ability to fight back, only 4% of respondents think it is not necessary.
Akio Yaita said on Facebook that according to most Japanese people he has contacted with, Japan, as the largest democratic country in Northeast Asia, has historically been inextricably linked with Taiwan, and should make an effort to defend Taiwan. certain contribution.
This time Russia invaded Ukraine, and neighboring Poland provided Ukrainian assistance in various aspects, including sheltering refugees, economic and military. Many conservatives in Japan believe that according to Japan’s current laws, it is difficult to support Taiwan to the same extent as Poland. . Akio Yaita revealed that he observed that several political parties led by the Liberal Democratic Party put “revision of relevant laws” into their election politics in July this year.
It goes without saying that Taiwan-Japan relations in recent years have mainly been driven by private forces. Akio Yaita pointed out that in the 311 earthquake in Japan in 2011, Taiwan’s Ma Ying-jeou team and the Japanese Democratic Party regime were both pro-China, and they did not actively communicate at that time. However, Taiwanese people raised 20 billion yen to help Japan’s post-disaster reconstruction, which deeply touched all Japanese people.
After the disaster, people-to-people interactions became more frequent. Even though the official exchanges were limited, the Japanese government went from thanking 311 for its aid to Taiwan, and recently donating Taiwan’s vaccines one after another. Akio Yaita pointed out that the interaction between Taiwan and Japan has become more and more intimate. It is foreseeable that the mutual trust between the people is , will push the government to make policy changes. He hoped that the results of the polls could help the Japanese government to support the stage.