Global Times (June 9) reported that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is scheduled to
deliver a keynote speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on June 10. It claimed that
before he does it, Japanese media outlets have already sent a signal - Kishida has come with ill
intentions. It cited the Japanese media as saying Kishida will stress the significance of
bolstering maritime security cooperation, oppose unilateral changes to the status quo by force,
no matter where they occur, including the Diaoyu Islands and the Taiwan Straits, as well as
unveil Tokyo's plans to further boost the country's defense budget and military capabilities. It
quoted Chinese TV military commentator Song Zhongping as observing that 'when
cooperating with the US strategy, Japan may need to sober up that "America First" is not and
will never be Japan first. At any critical juncture, Washington will not hesitate to abandon
Tokyo for the US' own interests, just like how it abandoned Afghanistan and Syria. Be it the
Diaoyu Islands issue or the Taiwan question, Japan's and the US' calculations differ. The USJapan Security Treaty will never be Japan's life-saving straw, as that is not in line with the
nature of "America First".
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