Shock Landslide in Japan Stuns the World — “Little Pinks” First Collapse, Then Lose Composure

A netizen joked: “With Sanae Takaichi’s big win, the happiest person is Donald Trump.” (People News / AI illustration)

[People News] Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Liberal Democratic Party, together with their coalition partner, captured three-quarters of the seats in the lower house election. The result shocked the world — and shocked the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as well. Even the usually noisy “Little Pinks” (nationalist netizens in China) were stunned into silence, as if their heads had exploded.

In other words, Beijing itself was so rattled it didn’t know how to respond, and before receiving instructions from the authorities, the Little Pinks didn’t dare shout recklessly online, afraid of saying the wrong thing and getting punished. So, overnight, they all went quiet.

Across the Chinese internet, only former Global Times editor-in-chief Hu Xijin kept up a tough tone, continuing to demand that Takaichi retract her “wrong remarks” about “a Taiwan contingency,” otherwise relations between China and Japan would see no improvement. He also insisted that, no matter what, “China will never make concessions to Japan on principle issues involving Taiwan.”

Writing on social platform X, Hu had to admit that in this election, Takaichi transformed from a “weak prime minister” into a “strong prime minister,” marking a major shift in Japan’s domestic political landscape. Takaichi has consolidated her political standing, which, he argued, will solidify the current confrontation and stalemate between China and Japan.

However, Hu ignored the powerful public mandate expressed by Japanese voters, instead accusing Takaichi of “moving against the tide of history.” He claimed that “Abenomics only brought short-term false prosperity — can Takaichi really turn things around by copying Abe?”

Then again, since its founding, the CCP has never reserved a place for the people or public opinion. It’s no surprise Hu has no habit of respecting popular will, choosing instead to speak from a ruler’s perspective with provocative, “wolf warrior” rhetoric.

After a night of meltdown, the Little Pinks may finally have received new instructions on the morning of the 9th. Many flooded into Taiwanese online spaces to provoke arguments, claiming that with Takaichi’s victory, China could now “deal with Japan freely.” Taiwanese netizens mocked them in return: “That’s not something you should worry about on a 1,500-yuan monthly salary.”

One Little Pink even climbed the firewall to post on Threads:

“Taiwanese people probably don’t know — Little Pinks actually hoped Takaichi would win even more than you did. It’s simple: her victory means Japan will firmly follow a pro-U.S., anti-China path, and mainland China can deal with Japan without restraint. Of course, China will crush Japan right in front of Taiwan, just like Trump crushed Venezuela.”

This comment drew Taiwanese netizens like a swarm of drones locking onto a target. They rushed in to argue, and each response received massive numbers of likes. Comments included:

• “The CCP isn’t best at punishing Japan — it’s best at punishing Chinese people.”

• “All these years, who has China crushed? Only its own people.”

• “This is a half-disabled Chinese person commenting on the affairs of the free and democratic world.”

• “Right, right — if Takaichi loses, China wins; if she wins, China wins even more. Total victory, yay!”

• “Again, not something you should worry about on a 1,500-yuan monthly salary.”

(First published by People News)