The article appended after the conclusion of my essay was published in the Sankei Shimbun on January 18, 2021.
January 19, 2021
The article reveals how feel-good slogans like Carbon Pricing (CP) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are, in fact, strategies devised by China to weaken the developed countries now ruled by pseudo-moralism.
China uses the excuse of being a “developing country” to deceive advanced nations,
thereby avoiding any regulation upon itself.
At the same time, it drives up the electricity prices in these countries, keeping them at a severe cost disadvantage compared to China in terms of production competitiveness.
Not only has China continued to steal nuclear power technology from developed nations, it has also incited anti-nuclear movements in various countries, causing stagnation in their nuclear development.
Taking advantage of the incompetence and stupidity of the Kan administration during the March 11, 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake,
China quickly surpassed Japan in the number of nuclear reactors, becoming the second-largest nuclear power in the world.
In the United States, too, many leftists advocate against nuclear power, and the country seems largely indifferent to it.
China aims to dominate even the nuclear power industry, including through exports.
TV Tokyo, which has promoted a college student named Naomi Trauden as a spokesperson for these causes, is one of the most foolish broadcasters actively advancing China’s insidious agenda.
It is no exaggeration to say that its parent company, Nikkei Shimbun, like the Asahi Shimbun, is fully under Chinese influence.
China infringes upon Japan’s sovereignty and territory on a daily basis.
It has been academically proven that the Senkaku Islands are Japanese territory by the brilliant scholar Nozomu Ishii, a graduate of Kyoto University’s Department of Chinese Language and Literature.
Based on his experience while stationed in Hong Kong, he completed his life’s work "100 Rebuttals to Chinese Claims on the Senkakus"—the world’s most authoritative and unparalleled academic text on the issue.
However, not only has the Japanese government and academia failed to utilize his findings, they are not even engaging in discussions to develop strategies to counter China’s sinister ambitions to seize the Senkaku Islands.
Worse still, TV Tokyo has this same college student, Naomi Trauden, now talking about the refugee issue.
She claims, “Japan ranks low among advanced countries in accepting refugees,” and so on.
This plays right into China’s hands.
Not even refugees want to go to China.
China is a country where even high-ranking government officials are eager to send not only vast sums of money but also their children to advanced nations—mainly the United States.
In other words, it is a country whose leaders are ready to flee abroad at the first sign of trouble.
The refugee issue is one that causes zero blowback for China itself.
Thus, China can incite the refugee issue without any consequences.
There’s no risk of fallout for them; the instigators sit back and laugh from above.
Watching Nikkei News 10 on this day, I muttered to myself:
If the refugee issue is truly so urgent, then start by taking them into your own homes.
Then you can criticize the country.
When the Chinese Communist Party collapses
and documents like the Lunev, Mitrokhin, or Levchenko Papers reveal the full extent of China’s foreign operations,
how many politicians, bureaucrats, business leaders, academics, and media figures will be exposed?
The Japanese public will be speechless at the sheer number.
Keidanren Chairman’s "We Will Not Reject It" Statement Sparks Controversy
However, the broader business community maintains strong opposition to CP,
citing "a heavy burden on business management."
A flurry of remarks from various economic sectors attempted to “put out the fire.”
Akio Mimura, Chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, stated clearly his opposition,
noting: “Japanese companies already bear internationally high energy costs,
and the persistently high electricity prices affect management.”
Kengo Sakurada, Representative Director of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, also expressed skepticism,
saying: “There are significant hurdles for society to accept CP,”
and pointed out the difficulties in institutionalizing it.
Even within Keidanren itself, some members stressed,
“(Nakanishi’s comment) only means it should be discussed and considered,
not that CP should be accepted.”
Keidanren’s policy recommendations released in early December also avoided touching on CP, revealing that there is no unified stance.
With Prime Minister Suga showing a strong push for CP, there is a high possibility that policies such as a carbon tax or emissions trading will rapidly advance in the first half of this year.
From the business community, voices of concern continue to rise:
“If CP increases the burden on companies, it will hinder innovation in environmental fields” (Major Financial Institution)
“If a carbon tax is introduced, tax reforms will be unavoidable; therefore, careful discussion is essential” (Business Leader)
The debate over introducing CP is likely to remain a major flashpoint going forward.
