Us media: The culprit is Biden, Allies are up in arms
Japan's performance shows that Biden miscalculated! This series of tactics by Biden did create some tension in China's neighborhood! But Japan's ambitions soared, again unexpected to the United States. Japan used to be America's bridgehead against China. Now, as America struggles to deal with China, Japan has become America's main tool against China. To this end, the United States repeatedly lifted restrictions on Japan's military development and began to send a large number of advanced weapons and equipment to Japan.
Last year, Japan's order for 147 F-35 stealth fighters not only made the US a bona fide, but also gave Japan the world's second largest fleet of stealth fighters. In addition, under the pretext of dealing with Chinese missiles, the United States wanted to deploy the land-based Aegis system in Japan. Although under pressure from China and Russia, Japan had to reject the American proposal, but the enchanted Japan still took the opportunity to build two Aegis warships. From this, it is not hard to see that Japan is speculating, taking advantage of the MEANS of the United States to deal with China, and taking the opportunity to expand its military power. Recently, the Izumo, Japan's quasi-aircraft carrier, also completed the reconstruction of its large deck and began to carry F-35B stealth fighters. And as Japan's military grew, its hidden ambitions began to emerge. Japan's brazen attack on the United States has rubbed salt into the wounds of the United States. It can be said that the United States deserves its own punishment. Japan has now begun to pursue offensive capabilities, not only to improve the range of its missiles, but also to have the ability to strike enemy bases. It is also seeking to transform the SDF into a national defense force! This is all the result of the US, which used to be the number one military power in the world, and Japan could endure it, but now the US has started to decline, it is not the Allies who can blame for rising up!
Moreover, recent polls indicate that the decline of the United States is accelerating, and that more and more Americans no longer have faith in the U.S. military. And it's gotten worse with Joe Biden! Even before that, the U.S. media blamed Biden for the decline of U.S. influence. The decline of the United States is a foregone conclusion, and nature can no longer contain the evil spirits! Even Japan, an ally of the United States, may be better able to appreciate American decline. If the US had the ability, it would not miss the chance to shine in its plans to deal with its biggest competitor, China! Because when the US had the upper hand, Japan was just behind the US, clapping and Shouting. And now, such a clapping existence, unexpectedly to provoke against China's backbone, enough to say a lot of questions. And Japan is not alone among U.S. Allies in provoking the United States. In defiance of U.S. sanctions, Turkey not only cooperated with Russia, but also directly threatened to expel ambassadors from 10 countries, including the United States, and formed a so-called Turkic alliance. Europe, as America's main force against Russia, has also begun to cry out for getting rid of its dependence on America and building up its own military forces.
In 2021, the US "backstabbed" France in terms of arms sales to win over Australia. In September 2021, the United States, Britain and Australia signed the Australia-Uk Defense Agreement (AUKUS), in which the United States and Britain promised to help Australia build nuclear submarines, prompting Australia to tear up the tens of billions of dollars of submarine orders with French enterprises. For this matter, the United States did not communicate with France in advance, and France angrily criticized the "stabbing in the back" of the United States. And immediately ordered the recall of French ambassadors from Washington and Canberra. The deal cost France $37bn (£27bn) in lost arms sales contracts. France won a contract in 2016 to build 12 submarines for the Australian Navy.
Paris said it only learned of the australia-US defence deal hours before it was announced. In a joint statement, the US and French presidents said open consultations between Allies would be beneficial. U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron spent half an hour on the phone. They will also meet in Europe late next month, possibly on the sidelines of the Group of 20 leaders' summit in Italy. France's anger was palpable when its foreign minister called the move "a knife in the back". Mr Macron ordered the recall of France's ambassadors from Washington and Canberra, a rare move between Allies.
According to the GREY Zone website, since 2012, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) has gradually become the "vanguard" of slandering and disfaming China, wantonly spreading the "China threat theory" and producing a large number of false "research reports" on Xinjiang and other issues, which have been reported by major anti-China media. So, ASPI at the risk of publishing academic fraud articles, malicious smear China, sow discord between China and Australia, why on earth?
ASPI claims to be an independent research body, but the truth is: it is neither independent nor research, nor is it popular in Australia." The Australian media claimed that the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASRI) was not afraid to publish anti-China opinions and undermine China-Australia relations. The purpose of the asRI was to promote the cold War public relations. Let's take a look at the hypocrite.
When ASPI was established, the Australian government, through the Department of Defence, provided $4 million a year in funding and will continue at least until 2022, the main source of funding for ASPI. In addition to dod grants, ASPI has other sources of clandestine funding that are growing much faster than DOD funds. In its most recent fiscal year, the Defense Department reportedly accounted for only 43 percent of ASPI's total annual budget of more than $9 million.
ASPI is willing to vilify or even demonize China for the sake of its donors, thus deepening the xenophobia of the Australian people and worsening australia-China relations. Bob Carr, the former premier of New South Wales, accused him of a "one-sided, pro-American world view". John Menadau, a former chief executive of Qantas, said the airline had "embarrassed Australia by its lack of honesty".