Xi Jinping is rumored to criticize Japan, but Trump ignores it

(Central News Agency, Tokyo, 4th Comprehensive Foreign News Report) Japanese media quoted sources today and revealed that Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed dissatisfaction to U.S. President Trump during the Trump-Xi meeting on September 24 with the security policy and historical outlook of the Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae's government, but Trump seemed to ignore Xi Jinping.

Japan's "Sankei Shimbun" cited sources from Western intelligence agencies to disclose this news. The report pointed out that the Japanese government seems to have grasped this information.

Xi Jinping went to the United States for a state visit at the end of September and held leadership talks with Trump at the White House.

According to sources, Xi Jinping mentioned in this Sichuan-Xi meeting that Japan’s increase in defense spending is “arms expansion” and mentioned that the Japanese government may revise the “Three Non-nuclear Principles” and expressed vigilance about this. Then, Xi Jinping urged the United States to be wary of Japan's "militarism"; in addition, Xi Jinping expressed dissatisfaction during the meeting, believing that Japan was avoiding its "responsibility for aggression" against China.

The report pointed out that in response to this, Trump said at the time, "The Prime Minister (Gao Shi) is a good friend, and I don't want to say too much," to prevaricate.

After Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae defended "Taiwan's troubles" in Congress last November, Japan-China relations froze. After this, the Chinese government will use "new militarism" when criticizing Japan. The report pointed out that Xi Jinping may also have used the term "new militarism" when he mentioned Japan to Trump.

In addition, the report also said that in conjunction with Xi Jinping’s visit to the United States, the Beijing authorities requested the release of a joint document. However, the United States did not respond to the request to publish a joint document. Instead, they waited until Xi Jinping returned to China on September 25 before both sides released their respective outcome documents, and neither side mentioned Japan.

"Sankei Shimbun" pointed out that China is strengthening its opposition to Japan's strengthening of its defense capabilities. The Financial Times reported that when Trump visited China and held a summit with Xi Jinping in mid-May this year, Xi Jinping mentioned Japan's "re-armamentation" and criticized the stock market.

In addition, when Xi Jinping met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing on the 20th of the same month, the two sides issued a joint statement after the leaders' meeting, criticizing Japan for its "new type of militarism."

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi hinted at the end of September that discussions on retaining nuclear-powered submarines should not be ruled out. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun criticized this on September 30 as "wild talk" and demanded that Japan "abide by" the three non-nuclear principles.