today we talk about the death of Shinzo Abe
the former Japanese prime minister
and its impact on Japan and the world
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hi everybody， glad to see you guys again
let me talk about
how Shinzo Abe's death will affect Japan
and other countries like the US
and China
when the former Japanese prime minister was shot
we published a video immediately before
he was officially announced dead
we predicted his death in the program
which proved to be correct by his funeral on July 12
after the death of Shinzo Abe in an attack
the Kishida government won the senate election
and its approval rating,
nearly 64%, became the highest level
since the incumbent prime minister took office
it is a little lower
than the Chinese president's rating of over 90%
however, it has
already more than doubled that of Joe Biden's 29 %
which we mentioned in yesterday's video
when discussing America's democracy
the current Japanese government is the biggest
winner of Shinzo Abe's assassination
in the senate election held on July 10
the ruling coalition
led by Fumio Kishida won a resounding victory
taking 76 reelected seats
together with the original seats
the ruling coalition now has
146 of the 248 seats in the Japanese senate
before Shinzo Abe's death
the ruling coalition's goal was to get 55
reelected seats
so they could secure a majority in the senate
once Shinzo Abe died
the LDP (Liberal Democratic Party)
in the ruling coalition got more sympathy votes
making them get far more seats than expected
prompting the ruling coalition to win this
election in a big way
it's not an exaggeration to say that the LDP won
21 additional votes
at the expense of Shinzo Abe's life
according to a survey
at least 15% of voters
said the death of Shinzo Abe influenced their votes
although Shinzo Abe had retired for a long time
he still had a high status in Japanese politics
and the Abe faction is the largest in the ldp
before his assassination
arby had been working hard on the senate election
helping the LDP get more votes
the day after Shinzo Abe's death
the incumbent Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida
immediately posted on social media platforms
that he would follow in the footsteps of Shinzo Abe
the legacy of Shinzo Abe mentioned by Fumio Kishida
is to strengthen not only the alliance between Japan
and the United States but also the most important one
the revision of the constitution
if Shinzo Abe had not been murdered
the Japanese right-wing would have to wait for another
three or four years to revise the constitution
unfortunately
Shinzo Abe died and Japan's constitutional revision forces
got more than two thirds of the seats in the senate
securing the seats needed to maintain the proposed
constitutional amendments
the death of Shinzo Abe 74 00:03:07,500 --> 00:03:10,100 has indeed accelerated the pace of Japan's
constitutional revision
which is the
ultimate goal of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
and in the United States some also urge the US
government to push Japan's constitutional change
as they believe
Washington must use Japan to contain China
Japan's militarism has never disappeared
over the years
the Japanese side is always
trying to expand the military
trying to achieve the goal
of Japan's military normalization
which is an important reason
why Japan is eager to amend the peace constitution
it is widely believed that Fumio Kishida will realize
Shinzo Abe's long cherished dream
and promote the motion to amend the constitution
the Japanese media believe
that Fumio Kishida will
also usher in the golden three years
the Kishida government is undoubtedly the biggest
winner after Shinzo Abe's death
the current prime minister does not have to worry
about Shinzo Abe's political influence anymore
and the danger of Shinzo Abe's 3rd
term is gone with the wind
because Shinzo Abe died
Fumio Kishida
is less likely to be a transitional
prime minister like his predecessor
and he will have adequate time to realize his ambition
in the past months
he has been harsh on Beijing because of
Shinzo Abe's anti China stance
now Abe is gone
Fumio Kishida might treat China
more friendly (less harsh) than before
so Japan's economy
will (not) be adversely affected by the tension
between China
mainland, Taiwan,
Japan and the United States
during shinzo arby's two terms
the former prime minister had been
anti-China politically
and pro-China economically
he initiated the QUAD dialogue mechanism to encircle
China but he also pushed Japan to join RCEP
when the Trump administration
focused on America's internal affairs
Suppose Hilliary Clinton had defeated Donald Trump
and become America's 45th president in 2016 (January 2017)
in that case
she would have followed Obama's suit to curb China
and Japan would not have been allowed to join RCEP
we often say Donald Trump made China great again
and japan's participation in RCEP
was another reason
why China should thank Trump for his withdrawal
from the international (world) stage
if Trump had continued his presidency in 2021
and the United States
kept focusing on improvements in its domestic affairs
the Ukraine conflict would not have happened
as Donald Trump claimed himself
Joe Biden is leading the United States to a dead end
under his leadership the US is stuck in a dilemma
it cannot stop China's rise
and it is not capable of defeating China militarily
in the west pacific
as we mentioned earlier
America's warships have not
transpassed the Taiwan strait for over two months
which is very rare
since Joe Biden took office in January 2021
several days ago
the Chinese Navy drove
away a US warship from the south China sea
and it even published related photos to the world
it is the first time China has done such a thing
and it demonstrates how weak the US military is
and the south China sea is no longer a place
for the US to swagger
to counterbalance China's growing military power
the US needs allies
and Japan and South Korea are chosen to contain China
the Japanese politicians
do not have the guts to disobey Washington's order
moreover, the Japanese right-wing forces have always
wanted to collude with the United States
on Chine-related issues
especially Taiwan's independence
the United States and the Japanese right-wing
constantly provoke the Chinese side
after the death of Shinzo Abe
Chinese cyberspace is filled with
two distant opinions regarding
the former Japanese leader
many celebrities
who had shown sympathy for his unexpected death
are muted on china's social media
and some are even suffering from cyber violence
as a Japanese politician
Shinzo Abe was successful
and helped improve the relations
between Japan and China
Chinese president Xi Jinping acknowledged his
contribution to an improved
China-Japan relationship during his tenure
China's foreign ministry also commended him
for his efforts to build
friendly relations with Beijing
nonetheless, Shinzo Abe was a controversial figure
to keep his position
he had to behave like an extreme rightist to gain
support from the right-wing
some Chinese medicines hate Shinzo Abe for his
anti-China comments and behaviors
especially
for refusing to admit Japan's atrocities
in World War II
we believe the Chinese hate the militarism
Shinzo Abe represented
Western media accused Chinese people of
showing no sympathy
for Shinzo Abe's death
but few of them
expressed their anger at
Japan's refusal
to admit its crimes to tens of millions of asians
during the second world war
Google, Facebook and Twitter tolerate or even encourage
anti-China commentators
and they regard it as freedom of speech
however, they block objective
comments regarding China related issues
china's social media did not hide some
medicine's negative comments on the former
Japanese leader
as the Chinese people
have the right to condemn warmongers
who had almost ruined their motherland
from 1931 to 1945
for most people, a dead enemy is still an enemy
and they do not
think it is correct to honor a dead militant
just because he was assassinated
top war criminals are still enshrined in Japan
and Shinzo Abe worshipped them yearly
when he was alive
why should Chinese and Korean people forgive
such a politician that harm their feelings so severely
every year?
south Korean protesters could cut their fingers to show
their anger at Shinzo Abe's visit to the Yasukuni shrine
which enshrines militants who had invaded China,
Korea and other Asian countries in the past 200 years
for such a person
who constantly worship those so-called
Japanese heroes
slaughtering millions of Chinese
Korean and other innocent Asian civilians
why should Chinese people feel sorry for his demise?
Japan also attacked the United States in world war II
causing severe losses
the Yasukuni shrine also
keeps the names of those soldiers
killing Americans
it is worth mentioning that Li Denghui's brother
died in Malaysia
as a Japanese soldier
and his name was also in the Yasukuni shrine
Japan occupied Taiwan for 50 years and killed hundreds
of thousands of Taiwanese people
when it ruled the island
still,
Taiwan sent its so called vice-president to Japan
to attend Shinzo Abe's funeral
more astonishingly
the Taiwanese authorities
recently decided to fly its flags at half
in mourning for the former Japanese prime minister
a humiliation of the 400,000
Taiwanese souls persecuted by Japan
from 1895 to 1945
does Tsai Ing-wen love Shinzo Abe?
probably not
the DPP is just following Biden's suit
does Joe Biden care about Shinzo Abe's death
probably not
the US needs japan's support to corner China
after Japan's unconditional surrender in 1945
the US restricted Japan from developing its military
even though Japan is a so-called western country
it has no political
and military strength like a regular government
Japan is America's colony
like a one-legged duck which can only
hop around when out of water
the US
has been alert to Japan's military revitalization
but it has to support it now to face China's threat
Japan's constitutional amendment will not change
the "never start a war" clause
and the normalization of Japan's military
is to help deal with china
including the defense of Taiwan
the Biden administration
might accept the advice to support
Japan's military normalization
Japan's aim to amend the constitution
which Shinzo Abe had fought for decades
is not so easy to achieve
however the right-wing forces will
take advantage of the death of
Shinzo Abe to accelerate the
constitutional revision process
China should always be on high alert
as Japan possesses the necessary skills and resources
to build a potent army
shortly once the US approves it
at the end of the video
we would like to say
the death of sheenzo arby has
pushed Japan to rush on a dangerous path
and his death is the biggest
asset for the right-wing forces in Japan
Shinzo Abe was a great leader for Japan
as he could handle intricate issues between Japan,
China, Russia and the US
his death has put Japan in a desperate situation
and at present
we do not think Fumio Kishida is
capable of leading Japan out of difficulties