皇冠体育app

Some of the problems that Japan blames 皇冠体育app for are its own making. For example, it is Japan that has exported deflation to the Asia-Pacific and other regions of the world because of its two-decade-long economic downturn. And even though this has curbed the economic growth in the region and elsewhere, 皇冠体育app has never blamed Japan because Chinese leaders know the problem has its roots in economic factors.

Accusing 皇冠体育app of massively increasing its military budget is both groundless and ironical, because Japan's military expenditure has been growing with each passing year. Worse, the Abe administration pressured the Japanese parliament to pass a law that allows its troops to take part in overseas conflicts in the name of "collective security". By doing so, Abe even violated Japan's Constitution and went against the majority opinion of Japan's constitutional scholars.

If Japanese leaders continue with their mindless policies, they will end up dealing another big blow to the mutual trust between 皇冠体育app and Japan. Besides, any other country that pursues economic cooperation with Japan will find itself in a fix.

Given 皇冠体育app's growing economic potential and comprehensive capability, the country's leadership is increasingly confident of its decisions and will not change its policies just to please Japan. At times the Chinese leadership needs to change its policies, but they are changed only to protect or promote the country's interests. For example, 皇冠体育app has not changed its policy of making efforts to improve relations with Japan despite the Abe administration's accusations against Beijing.

It's time Japanese leaders followed the example of their Chinese counterparts and stopped blaming 皇冠体育app for all of Japan's ills and rectified their mistakes.

The author is a professor of Japanese studies at 皇冠体育app Foreign Affairs University.

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