Fumio Kishida delivered a policy speech, and the US media found that he was in a hurry: developing armaments and reversing low birth rate

　　[Global Times-Global Network Reporter Cong Chao] Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida exaggerated in his policy speech on January 23 that Japan is facing "the most severe security environment in the region since the end of World War II", so in the next five years and beyond, According to the newly adopted security strategy to promote military construction, he also stressed that the problem of rapid decline in the birth rate will be addressed, "so that the country can maintain its national strength."

The US media concluded in the headline of the report, "Fumio Kishida's top priority: developing armaments and reversing the low birth rate."

　　According to Japan’s Kyodo News on the 23rd, Kishida Fumio said on the same day that Japan is already standing on the verge of whether it can continue to operate as a society. It cannot be delayed any longer.

Kishida said that he will submit a plan to Congress by June this year to double the budget related to childcare. In addition, a new "Children and Family Office" will be established in April this year.

Kishida emphasized that children's policy "is the most effective investment in the future".

　　According to the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the number of newborns in Japan will fall below 800,000 in 2022, setting a record low.

According to forecasts, the total population of Japan on January 1 this year was 124 million, a year-on-year decrease of 0.43%.

In terms of population structure, the population aged 65 and over accounted for 29% of the total, while young people aged 0-14 accounted for only 11.6%.

　　Kishida's policy speech also focused on the so-called "enhanced defense capabilities". He claimed that Japan's new security strategy is based on realistic simulations.

Kishida once again stated that Japan will nearly double its security budget to 43 trillion yen (100 yen is equivalent to 5.2 yuan) within five years, and improve its network and intelligence capabilities.

However, where the extra security budget will come from has always been a problem. It can only be obtained through tax increases, and this has been widely opposed by Japanese citizens.

Kishida has faced growing criticism from opposition lawmakers and even from his own ruling party.

　　It is worth noting that Japan's Kyodo News Agency noted that Kishida declared that although this is a major change in Japan's security policy, "the insistence on 'exclusive defense' remains unchanged".

　　In December last year, the Kishida government officially approved the new version of the three documents of the security strategy, which caused huge controversy.

In his policy speech, Kishida called it a "dramatic shift" in Japan's security policy.

The spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has repeatedly stressed that in recent years, Japan has gone further and further down the road of military expansion.

Japan's substantial increase in defense spending, vigorous development of anti-missile, outer space, hypersonic weapons and other military technologies, strengthening of military cooperation between the United States and Japan, and seeking to develop "counterattack capabilities" have undermined regional peace and stability, and some people even clamored to cooperate with the United States. "Core sharing".

Neighboring countries such as China and South Korea have expressed concern and opposition to Japan's moves.

　　(Source: Global Times-Global Network)