Ji Lu asked: \? skies? the ruler intends to involve you in the government of the state. What will you do first?

The teacher replied: “We need to start by correcting the names.”.

Ji Lu asked: " Why you need to fix names? » Lun Yu, head of Ji Lu.

In times of great transformation, names must be corrected, because it is important to name everything correctly.. War - war, Russia - the aggressor, and finally determine what we call victory over Russia? And if the answer to the third question has yet to be formulated, the first two are not in doubt either in Europe or in the transatlantic dimension.. However, oddly enough, they are still pronounced with hesitation in Asia, where opinion is divided. This is evident from two factors.. The first is the UN vote, where Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, Mongolia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Vietnam plus the Central Asian republics of the former USSR abstained in the adoption of the last major " The second is the list of “unfriendly” countries towards Russia, approved on March 5 by the Russian government, which includes Micronesia, Singapore, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan and Japan.. These are all those from vast Asia who imposed sanctions against Russia.

For anyone who understands what is really happening in Ukraine, calls for peace and dialogue in a situation where residential areas of Kharkov are being bombed and Irpen is being wiped off the face of the Earth sound at least naive. But this is exactly what the spells of China and, for example, Indonesia look like, whose President Joko Widodo called on the " In an interview with Nikkei Asia, he said that sovereignty and territorial integrity " But Indonesia is chairing the G20 this year, and to some extent, its position determines what the leaders of the informal group of countries leading in terms of GDP, which included Russia before the collapse of the economy, will discuss.. Apparently she got out of there.. For a long time.

Approximately the same " The unconditional censure of the scenario of " In this regard, the Prime Minister of Singapore stressed in one of his tweets that “events in Ukraine are important for us. If international relations are decided by the right of the strong, then small states will be in danger.. That is why Singapore is very actively committed to the principles of international law. At the same time, ASEAN ministers, after intensive consultations, adopted a statement of " - FROM. ) in Ukraine" Alas, this is hardly a recipe for ending the war..

It is quite obvious that Asian countries, located far from Zhytomyr and Kherson, are primarily concerned about China's activity - both in relation to Taiwan and in the South China Sea.. Most of all, their position is influenced by the principle of analogies - if Russia manages to get what they want by force, then other countries can use force to solve their problems. This aspect is of particular concern, and for obvious reasons, Taiwan. The inclusion of Taiwan on the Russian list of " It turns out that Russia considers part of the infinitely friendly China unfriendly. With all this, Taiwan still supported Ukraine and is very closely watching the tactics and strategy of the aggressor, as well as the actions of our Armed Forces, adjusting its own plans to counter a possible invasion. Some observers are trying to prove that Taiwan and Ukraine are different cases and the analogy is inappropriate, but this is best asked of Beijing, which has clearly taken a wait-and-see attitude.. At a recent online summit with French President and German Chancellor Xi Jinping stressed the counterproductiveness of sanctions and once again called on the parties to the “conflict” in Ukraine to negotiate. At the same time, Chinese companies do not stop working in Russia, and, according to local media, Huawei even helps Russian customers defend themselves against the increasing attacks of hackers.. At the same time, the leading companies of the Republic of Korea and Japan left the Russian Federation, or at least suspended their business there for an indefinite period..

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The Japanese massively support Ukraine - the legendary Shibuya intersection is full of protesters.

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Particularly curious and, one might say dizzying, is the evolution of Japan's position. The traditionally restrained foreign policy of the world's third economy has become very strong.. Japan unconditionally condemned the war against Ukraine, using very correct names and names. Three waves of tough (and even personal) sanctions were launched, fully coordinated with the G-7, all bilateral contacts were stopped and a significant number of iconic Japanese companies stopped cooperation with the Russian Federation.. But the most revealing fact is perhaps the first case in the modern history of Japan when the government decided to provide assistance to another country in the form of uniforms and equipment for the Armed Forces.. And this country turned out to be Ukraine. The pacifist Constitution does not allow Japan to provide assistance with weapons, but the very fact of an instant and effective response to Kyiv's request for help with bulletproof vests and helmets speaks for itself.

The media also drew attention to several other points indicating the upcoming changes.. First, the former Prime Minister of Japan and a very influential current politician, Shinzo Abe, advocated a partial revision of Japan's nuclear-free status.. Secondly, almost all political forces, both pro-government and opposition, have united in support of Ukraine, both in parliament and in regional assemblies.. Thirdly, for almost the first time in recent years, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida quite unequivocally declared that the four islands of the South Kuril ridge - the northern territories - belong to Japan.. And although Japan has never renounced its sovereignty over these islands, certain “names” have been developed in the local politicum, that is, wording in relation to the islands. Kishida departed from the accepted standard at a meeting in parliament when they considered the budget and he answered a question from the opposition. This may seem like a small thing to some, but for more experienced observers, a very serious change in Japan's traditionally cautious position is obvious.. And the pro-Russian lobby in Tokyo is now simply crushed.

There are several reasons for these changes.. These are solidarity with the G7 countries, and a categorical rejection of the principle of changing borders by force, and concern about Taiwan, and the attack of Russian aggressors on Ukrainian nuclear power plants are sensitive moments for Japan. Other factors also played a role, in particular, extremely harsh statements about Tokyo by Russian officials, and a lot of publications by influential media, which, while maintaining objectivity, completely sided with Ukraine.. The Japanese government has also significantly simplified the conditions for the entry of refugees from Ukraine, and a powerful wave has unfolded in Japanese society to raise funds for humanitarian projects in connection with the aggression. In fact, in Japan and in many Asian countries, the question of qualifying Russia's actions and responding to these actions has acquired the character of not only foreign, but also domestic policy.. The fact that even so the decisions that would have to follow from a given circumstance resemble to many the well-known position of an ostrich does not mean that it will not change.. The question is how quickly our victory will come, how much damage will be done to the global economy (and it will be significant) and how China will behave.. Well, let's not forget about the new world order that is emerging in Ukraine today..

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