I just saw some sensational news on TikTok—Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is spouting nonsense again about the Taiwan question. I was so shocked that I almost spilled my teh tarik (Malaysian milk tea). The Malaysian government truly understands the importance of "harmony among neighbors" and has never wanted to turn against our neighbor China. But this Japanese Prime Minister just insists on meddling in other people's internal affairs. Isn't she asking for trouble?
Regardless of whether previous Japanese prime ministers were left-leaning or right-leaning, they all exercised caution when it came to Taiwan. Even Shinzo Abe only dared to make reckless remarks like "a crisis in Taiwan is a crisis in Japan" after stepping down. But Sanae Takaichi has gone even further—while in office as Prime Minister, she directly described "a crisis in Taiwan" as a "survival crisis" for Japan, implying military intervention. That takes a lot of nerve!
