The following is from an article by Ms. Yoshiko Sakurai in this week's Weekly Shincho, entitled "What Japan should know about the US's hard-line stance toward China."
Ms. Yoshiko Sakurai is a national treasure, as defined by Saicho.
The National Medal of Honor is an award that should be given to her.
The soon-to-be new prime minister's biggest challenge is to ensure that his policy toward China is sound.
As a mirror to the new prime minister, he must work harder than ever to strengthen relations with the United States substantially.
The best way to deal with China is to deal with it based on human common sense.
The Uyghurs' repression is far beyond the scope of tolerance and the abandonment of the Anglo-Chinese agreement on Hong Kong.
The resulting intention to deprive Hong Kong of freedom, democracy, and human rights is unacceptable in light of Japan's national character, which has nurtured a moderate civilization and respected every human being.
Japan needs to send out a message of strong protest against such a neighboring country.
Let us reflect on the significance of the front-page scoop in the Sankei Shimbun of September 8.
When the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) was in power, a Chinese fishing boat rammed a Japan Coast Guard patrol boat in territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands.
According to former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara, Japan arrested the captain, but then-Prime Minister Naoto Kan ordered him to be released.
Why did he order the captain's release?
The reason, he said, was that he didn't want then-President Hu Jintao to miss the scheduled Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Yokohama.
There are still some people who long for President Xi Jinping to make a state visit. Always, the next government mustn't repeat the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) administration's foolishness.
Takubo Tadae says government leaders should take to heart the words of former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, who said, "The thing we should fear most in the international community is isolation.
In securing Japan's place in the international community, we must not forget Japan's original values.
The free world we want, a world where human rights are respected, and law and order are maintained, cannot be defended by the United States alone.
The international community must work together to deter the deformed superpower, China. Cooperation with countries that share our values is essential, and it is in Japan's best interest to be the key to that cooperation.
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