Is China behind the deadly attack on Japanese PM Fumio Kishida?

As soon as Japan presented a plan to provide military assistance to like-minded countries in Asia, within two days of that, there was a fatal attack on the Prime Minister of Japan. Let us tell you that when Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in Wakayama city to deliver a speech at an election rally, there was a loud explosion which created chaos. Actually a smoke bomb was hurled at the Prime Minister but the security personnel foiled the attack and caught the attacker. If seen, the increasing number of incidents of directly targeting top leaders in Japan, which is one of the safest countries, is surprising. Let us remind you that on July 8 last year, the deadly attack on former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during the election campaign shocked the whole world. Abe lost his life in this attack. As far as the attack on Kishida is concerned, let us also tell you that shortly after the attack, he completed his election speech and then left for campaigning at another place. Security agencies are investigating what was the motive behind the attack on the Prime Minister of Japan and what were the forces behind it? It is also being investigated whether China is behind this attack? In fact, the reason for this apprehension is that in order to stop China engaged in increasing its dominance in Asia, Japan has presented a plan to provide military assistance to like-minded countries. Let us tell you that Japan is looking at increasing its influence in the Indo-Pacific region to counter China’s aggressive stance on Taiwan and South China Sea issues.

Japan announced guidelines earlier this month, including a new program to strengthen the military of like-minded countries by providing official security assistance. This move by Japan goes against its earlier policy of not providing development assistance for military purposes except for disaster relief. It is being told that the officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan have said that the Philippines will also be one of the first beneficiaries of foreign security assistance. Also, the names of Malaysia, Bangladesh and Fiji are also being considered.

Let us also tell you that how much the Chinese hate the leaders of Japan, it came to the fore even when there was a wave of mourning in the whole world due to the death of Shinzo Abe but celebrations were being held in China. At that time, the attacker who shot Shinzo Abe was being hailed as a hero on Chinese social media. People started celebrating on the Chinese social media platform Weibo after Shinzo Abe was shot in Japan’s western region of Nara. At that time, there were some users on Chinese social media who were also wishing for the death of Shinzo Abe, who was hospitalized for treatment. At that time, some users on Chinese social media also wrote that apart from the current Prime Minister of Japan, Koreans should also be shot. Not only this, some people on Chinese social media also called for holding “champagne celebrations” because Japan has always been opposed to China’s Taiwan policy.

Why does China get irritated with Japan, if we talk about it, then let us tell you that all the leaders of Japan have been the main critics of China’s expansionist policies. The then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe openly blamed China for the origin of Corona. Japan has always raised its voice against China’s activities in Taiwan and has called the policy of threatening its neighbors through weapons wrong. Not only this, Shinzo Abe had also prepared a strong platform against China by starting the Quad together with India, Australia and America. One reason for China’s irritation is that Japan is currently actively pursuing the Indo-Pacific strategy. The Prime Minister of Japan, currently the chairman of the G-7, had also decided to work firmly on the Indo-Pacific strategy during his recent visit to India. Let us also tell you that at the same time when the Japanese Prime Minister was on a visit to India, Chinese President Xi Jinping was on a visit to Russia. Thus, just as Modi and Kishida were discussing the Indo-Pacific, Jinping, along with Russian President Vladimir Putin, resolved to build an “equal, open and inclusive security system” to counter America’s Indo-Pacific strategy. Were staying Not only this, China and Russia also did not like Kishida’s visit to Ukraine. Apart from this, even during the election campaign in Japan, China is being criticized by the leaders, which is not pleasing to the Dragon.

However, the Japanese agencies are still probing the attack on the prime minister. Soon the motive behind the attack will become clear. But now the time has come when the Japanese administration should make a fresh review of the security of its leaders and make it impregnable. Because there are some countries including China who want Japan’s system to be derailed, so they leave no stone unturned to create an atmosphere of unrest.

-Neeraj Kumar Dubey