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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a prominent right-wing figure who has repeatedly offered tributes at the notorious Yasukuni Shrine which enshrines Class-A war criminals directly responsible for wars of aggression during the WWII, surprised many during her recent visit to Australia, during which she knelt on both knees in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier to lay flowers at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.
Her act has sparked controversy online, with many criticizing it a hypocritical political performance aiming to appease the West and showing the Japanese leader's white supremacy complex. A Chinese expert commented that Takaichi's behavior is full of political calculation and is offensive to Japan's Asian neighboring countries.
Xiang Haoyu, a distinguished research fellow at the China Institute of International Studies, said on May 6 that Takaichi's "kneeling" is a world apart from former German Chancellor Willy Brandt's act of kneeling on both knees in front of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Memorial. "The latter represented genuine reflection and respect. In contrast, Takaichi's behavior is full of political calculation and has offended Japan's Asian neighboring countries."
"This is merely a political show designed to please Western allies. It is not sincere repentance at all. If Japan truly wants to reflect and show genuine remorse, it should first properly answer and make amends to its Asian neighboring countries," Xiang noted.
"The voices of supporting Takaichi to visit Yasukuni Shrine precisely reflects the spread of erroneous historical views within Japan, where right and wrong are blurred," the Chinese expert warned.
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