Xi Attempts to Sow Discord Between the U.S. and Japan

Yuan Hongbing

[People News] Recently, after U.S. President Trump spoke with CCP leader Xi Jinping, reports from the CCP’s state media Xinhua News Agency and President Trump’s own post describing the call were contradictory to one another.

Reuters reported, citing informed sources, that after speaking with Xi Jinping, Trump immediately called Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, hoping that she would not further escalate disputes with the CCP. But Japan soon denied this, calling such claims “nonsense.”

In an interview with Vision Times, renowned Australia-based legal scholar and frequent exposer of CCP insider affairs Professor Yuan Hongbing said: “The CCP’s tyrannical regime is one sustained by state terrorism, violence, and lies. Therefore, anything it says is meant to deceive the international community. That is the basic judgment.” As for some so-called major media outlets claiming that Trump warned Sanae Takaichi, Yuan said, this is entirely untrustworthy. This is a result of the CCP’s external propaganda infiltrating overseas media.

Yuan Hongbing said: “After Trump and Sanae Takaichi spoke, Takaichi stated in her latest parliamentary response that Japan has no standing to determine Taiwan’s political status. This means that Japan does not recognize the CCP regime’s claim that Taiwan belongs to the PRC. So statements claiming that Trump warned Takaichi are untrue.”

Yuan Hongbing stated that in response to Xi Jinping’s furious loss of composure—having already said every harsh and threatening word possible, leaving no room to retreat—Xi, caught off guard, had no choice but to request a call with Trump on November 24, attempting to complain to the United States and pressure Sanae Takaichi into compliance. Xi’s foolishness lies in attempting to use this call to make major concessions on issues such as fentanyl and purchasing U.S. soybeans, hoping to curry favor with and influence President Trump, thereby dividing the U.S.–Japan alliance. But this is nothing more than a fool’s dream.

Yuan judged that Xi Jinping’s two-faced, cowardly, and timid nature will ultimately lead him to swallow his pride, find his own way to step down, fabricate a series of state lies to appease sycophantic nationalists (“little pinks”), and deceive the international community—plunging himself into an even deeper political crisis.

In addition, the CCP recently published a commentary through its state newspaper People’s Daily, accusing Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s related remarks of containing “nine serious issues.” In response, Taiwanese national security officials analyzed that the CCP’s moves this time show three obvious “misjudgments.”

According to Sanli News, Taiwanese national security officials pointed out that first, the CCP misjudged the timing, misjudged the U.S. attitude, and even misjudged certain strategic space in the process. The CCP believed that at a time when the U.S. is focused on Ukraine, Gaza, and the Middle East, it could take advantage of this strategic window to intimidate neighboring countries and thereby achieve dominance over the island chain or delineate its sphere of influence.

The second misjudgment is that the CCP “misread Japan’s political situation.” Beijing assumed that the Takaichi administration, being newly formed, was inexperienced—a newcomer. From the CCP’s series of actions, it is clear they were trying to bully a “newcomer” and bully a woman. Many attacks on Chinese social media focused specifically on gender. Their logic was that by continuously projecting toughness, Tokyo might back down under intimidation. However, the CCP gravely miscalculated one thing: Japanese public dislike for China (the CCP) is as high as 88%, according to a Cabinet Office survey. This is the CCP “misjudging how public sentiment in a democratic society influences foreign policy.” In democratic societies, governments must reflect the shared emotions of their citizens. Moreover, issues between China and Japan include disputes over the East China Sea oil fields, the Diaoyu Islands, PLA military drills in the East China Sea, harassment by China’s Coast Guard, the illegal detainment of Japanese businesspeople in China, and the CCP’s constant provocation over Fukushima’s treated water discharge. “The CCP has continuously harassed and created trouble”—which they may believe offers emotional satisfaction, but in reality “makes all parties even angrier, further inflaming tensions.”

The third misjudgment is that Beijing misunderstood that the security of the Taiwan Strait and the island chain concerns the core interests of all parties. The CCP routinely uses Taiwan as an excuse to claim spheres of influence. But the CCP forgets one thing: for Indo-Pacific countries, the Taiwan Strait and the region are “their irreplaceable lifeline.” For instance, if the island chain’s security is compromised, the world’s most important high-tech supply chain “could have its artery severed,” threatening the core interests of all nations.

The Taiwanese national security official said the CCP believed that by using this strategic window, it could seize dominance over the island chain or push the U.S. and the democratic world’s influence beyond the First Island Chain. “But in reality—sorry—this is everyone’s core interest, so there is no way we will simply let you push us aside.” Therefore, whether it is Japan, the U.S., or other nations, a clear framework and position must be upheld: “It is impossible to let the CCP get whatever it wants.” Everyone sees the CCP as the actor “bringing risk to the status quo.”

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