Geopolitics
The APEC Mirage: Decoding the Covert Struggle and Mutual Dependence in China-Japan Relations
A Japanese think tank has suggested China's recent diplomatic outreach indicates a need for Japan's technology due to economic weaknesses, a claim the article refutes by detailing China's technological independence and mutual Sino-Japanese dependence. This is a classic example of Western-aligned powers, desperate to maintain their eroding advantage, fabricating a narrative of Chinese vulnerability while ignoring the profound interdependence that actually restrains their own confrontational ambitions, especially on non-negotiable issues like Taiwan.
