December 15, 2021

After Shinzo Abe stepped down from the position of prime minister of Japan, he has become more unrestrained in unleashing his anti-China energy. With his recent attacks on China, especially repeated provocations over the Taiwan question, he has turned into the chief anti-China politician in Japan. 

When he attended the Taiwan-US-Japan Trilateral Indo-Pacific Security Dialogue via video link on Tuesday, the former Japanese leader clamored that Taiwan must be a leader among democracies. He said there was a threat to Taiwan and its democracy, which is "a dire challenge to all of us, especially to Japan." Abe made absurd claims such as when the US, Japan and other partners brought together their democratic power, "an adventure in military affairs, if pursued by such a huge economy like China's, could be suicidal to say the least." 

Two weeks ago, Abe claimed that "a Taiwan emergency is a Japanese emergency," threatening that it would be an "economic suicide" for Beijing if the mainland launches a reunification by force. Abe has frequently thrown vicious slander against China, which completely shows that he is sparing no effort to incite Japan and the international community's hostility toward China.

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