Akio Yaita analyzes the US-China summit and the Japan-US alliance: Don’t disturb yourself with just one sentence

The three-day summit between U.S. President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, and the "Trump-Xi Second Meeting" also attracted international attention. Senior media person Akio Yaita mentioned that there has also been a wave of "suspicious theories about the United States" in Japan, but judging from the current situation, the relationship between the United States and Japan is rock solid, and Taiwan is also very familiar with this kind of operation. Yaita Akio emphasized that Taiwan cannot blindly trust the United States, but there is no need to scare itself just because of a word.

Akio Yaita said that the reason for the emergence of "suspicious theories about the United States" in Japan was that Trump mentioned World War II during the talks, saying that the United States and China were "allies" and fought together. Xi Jinping immediately picked up the ball and emphasized that "China and the United States once fought side by side against Japanese militarism." This caused some media and commentators in Japan to "explode." Some people believe that Trump is cooperating with Xi Jinping's "anti-Japanese view of history." China has received a high-level reception, but Japan has been left out. There are even claims that "high-market diplomacy has failed" and "the United States is abandoning Japan."

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Akio Yaita believes that these statements are over-interpretations. First of all, Trump only stated historical facts. The United States and China were indeed allies during World War II, but "China" was the "Republic of China" led by Chiang Kai-shek, not the "People's Republic of China" that was only established in 1949; second, Hichawa What Trump said is more worth seeing is the actual action. Trump first held a summit meeting with Takaichi Sanae in New York on September 22. The two sides discussed China issues, and then went to see Xi Jinping. As soon as the Trump-Xi meeting ended, Trump quickly called Takaichi to explain in detail what he had just discussed with Xi Jinping.

Akio Yaita said that Sanae Takaichi specially posted on X on the 26th that "holding two summits within a week is proof of the strength of the Japan-US alliance." He also emphasized that "Japan and the United States have now become each other's most trustworthy allies." Akio Yaita believes that these words are in response to the "suspicious theory of America" ​​that has appeared in Japan in the past two days. International politics cannot just look at one photo, let alone one sentence from Trump, and declare that "Japan has been abandoned."

Akio Yaita pointed out that if we really want to judge whether the United States has alienated Japan, we have to look at whether the United States has changed its defense commitments to Japan. Has there been any change in the deployment of US troops stationed in Japan? Has the Indo-Pacific strategy changed? Judging from the current situation, U.S.-Japan relations are rock solid. Taiwan is also familiar with this phenomenon. As long as the leaders of the United States and China shake hands or have a meal, or Trump praises Xi Jinping, someone will immediately jump out and say: "Look, the United States is abandoning Taiwan."

Finally, Akio Yaita said: "This kind of skeptical theory that divides Taiwan-US relations is what Beijing likes to see most. Of course, we cannot blindly trust the United States. But there is no need to scare ourselves just because of a word."