The following is an excerpt from the famous dialogue article by Tsutsumi Gyo and Kubo Koshi, which appeared in the monthly magazine WiLL and arrived at our house on the 23rd.
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Biden is the worst president.
Editorial Department
Let's talk about politics at home and abroad.
Kubo
On December 16th last year, Mrs. Abe Akie met with Trump, didn't she?
Ishiba tried to win popularity by dressing up as Tora-san, which was totally out of place for the presidential election, but he was branded a traitor.
On the other hand, Trump, a man of honor, praised Abe's achievements again, mourned his death, and conveyed his undying friendship to his wife, showing that he was a man of honor and humanity.
In other words, Trump outdid the Japanese in their specialty.
It will likely increase the number of Japanese Trump fans.
It touches a chord.
It will also cheer up the old Abe faction, which seems to have been completely deflated by the backdoor money scandal.
Tsutsumi
I heard that the US was preparing to welcome Ishiba but that the Ishiba side turned it down.
They say, "I will wait until I become president and have a strategy in place."
Kubo
On the other hand, he is trying to curry favor with China.
This includes things like visa relaxation, sending Foreign Minister Take Iwaya to Beijing to flatter them, and trying to get Foreign Minister Wang Yi to visit Japan in February.
Editorial Department
The Chinese side relaxed visas for Japanese people for their own reasons.
There is no need for Japan to relax them immediately. It's been ten years.
Kubo
The worst thing about Ishiba is that he plays petty political tricks.
During the 60th anniversary of the Anpo Treaty, Kiyoteru Hanada wrote an article called "The Popularity of 'Patriotic Lamentations'", in which he said something like "If America is no good, there's always the Soviet Union," which caused Takeuchi Yoshimi to become very angry.
He said, "Let's rely on the power of the Japanese people alone" (in his book "Yon no Joken wo Tameno Tatakai" (Four Conditions for War)).
Editorial Department
Iwaya was implicated in a corruption scandal surrounding the Japanese IR business, with allegations of bribery from a Chinese company.
The trigger was information from an investigation by the US Department of Justice.
Iwaya himself was questioned in the Diet and denied any knowledge of the matter, saying, "I have no recollection of it at all."
Tsutsumi
Trump is trying to pick a fight with China.
Panama and Greenland are part of that.
At a time like this, Ishiba and Iwaya are trying to curry favor with China.
It shows just how stupid Ishiba and Iwaya are.
America's main enemy is China.
It's not Russia.
And yet, the Biden administration provoked Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin with the neo-conservative ideas of the Cold War era, which led to the Ukraine War and caused prices to soar.
As I said in the last issue, Biden is the worst president in US history.
What's even more stupid is that he prevented the sale of US Steel.
The one smiling at this is China.
Six of the top ten crude steel producers in the world are Chinese companies.
A friend of mine from university once went to teach the Baoshan Iron and Steel Works in China how to make steel.
When he told them, "From here on, it's our company's patent, so I can't teach you," the Chinese side accused him of going against the spirit of Japan-China friendship.
He said he had to communicate with the head office in code because his conversations were being tapped.
Nippon Steel's acquisition of US Steel should be seen as an investment rather than an acquisition, and it is a "lifesaver" for US Steel.
US Steel, which is ranked 24th in the industry, will not be able to survive if it continues as it is.
If it joins forces with Nippon Steel, which is ranked fourth in the industry and is a "lifesaver" for US Steel, it will be able to survive in terms of production and employment.
That is why the agreement between the two companies was reached.
However, Biden was quick to express his opposition and ultimately banned it by presidential decree.
This reminds me of the following fact.
At the end of his term as vice president, Biden visited China with his son Hunter.
Not long after returning to the United States, a Chinese company transferred 1.5 billion dollars to the hedge fund managed by Hunter.
I would like to know if this had an effect.
Incidentally, Hunter was facing nine charges, and just before the sentencing, Biden pardoned his son Hunter, wiping out all the charges he was facing.
This was despite his previously publicly stating that he would not grant his son a pardon.
The matter was not over with Biden's ban.
The two companies filed a lawsuit against Biden's "ban" as unjust, and the US committee that will deliberate the matter is also expected to conclude by June.
As I mentioned earlier, rather than being a takeover, the reality is that it is an investment, and Trump has always said that he is "very welcoming of foreign investment," so although he expressed his opposition during the election, there is a possibility that he may change his stance.
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