Yes, Prime Minister of Japan

However, because Americans' patriotism is not reflected in their actions, the Navy's basic salary is barely enough to cover their basic needs; overtime pay is the only incentive for them to stay on board. Unfortunately, starting a few months after the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, this money gradually became unpaid on time, and was even defaulted on.

The investigation into the US fleet has also yielded results:

"60% of the US Navy's ships are in a state of near unusability. They haven't even had time to renew their navigation certificates. They either have engine problems or other malfunctions."

With all of America's ships exceeding their service life, sailors working grueling schedules, and everyone so busy they're practically exhausted, it's no wonder that American ships are always dilapidated, some even rusting through the hulls and leaking urine while on duty.

The ships have very little opportunity for repairs; there aren't enough docks. The ships are completely neglected; there aren't enough sailors. The ships have even less time to rest; there aren't enough vessels to take over their duties.

No wonder the interior of the Nimitz has become such a mess.

Even a female knight can't work around the clock.

Li Xinghe's confidence rose:

"Can this kind of US military really fight a war?"

Everyone shook their heads:

"Hiss... hard to say..."

……

What is night in Tokyo is morning in Washington.

Major media outlets woke up to find that Li Xinghe, the "Eastern Trump," was in the news again. And this time, it seemed he was the one who was furious and embarrassed.

The tabloids are the most aggressive in their reporting:

"Rumors circulated that Fred Katcher attempted to assassinate Japanese President Li Xinghe."

Fox News, a conservative right-wing channel, fiercely criticized the arrest warrant for Li Xinghe.

"Japan dares to arrest the US military commander? Li Xinghe has gone mad!"

More neutral media outlets focused primarily on the mine attack on the ship.

"The most serious accidental mine detonation since the beginning of the new century."

Under pressure from the United States, media outlets around the world dared not mention those four words. One after another, they changed the subject, some saying Li Xinghe was crazy, some saying it was a navigational error by the Japanese, and others saying Li Xinghe should be punished immediately. But no one dared to mention who sank the Swan Princess.

After a day of jubilation in Japan, the Tokyo stock market began to decline, clearly indicating that the spineless Japanese felt that American retaliation was imminent and began to gather funds and flee to the United States.

Upon learning that the Tokyo stock market had once again suffered a humiliating defeat, Li Xinghe slammed his fist on the table in the cabinet and angrily denounced it:

"You spineless bastard!"

Ayako Aso, who was standing next to her, touched her neck.

It was only after Li Xinghe personally intervened and issued a firm order to the four major newspapers that they were forced to publish a scathing critique of the United States on their front pages: "Mei You Mei Yong Zai Mei Kong Ni Lin Zai Zai Mei Ni..."

"The United States has caused the world's eighth largest maritime disaster! This is a crime against humanity!" — Asahi Shimbun.

"The United States must respond!" — Yomiuri Shimbun.

Actually, it can't be said that they didn't dare to speak up entirely because of pressure from the United States. The main reason is, Li Xinghe, don't you want to look at what you've done?

Why are so many gangs huddled together in one boat?

Why is it rumored that the US military bombed the Swan Princess because you were on board and collecting protection money from gang leaders?

Why are there rumors circulating that you took 20 trillion yen from the yakuza and put it into service?

Japanese newspapers felt uneasy looking at such a prime minister.

There is even considerable debate among the Japanese public.

Some people say:

"Blowing up Li Xinghe will eliminate chaos and kill the gangsters will eliminate internal troubles. Even the people know that Li Xinghe wielded the butcher's knife to kill the gangsters in order to seize their money."

The other group fiercely criticized the former:

"Nonsense! The Taiko confiscated the yakuza's assets, and didn't he use them all to benefit the people? Those yakuza strongholds were transformed into nursing homes, nurseries, and town service centers. There were even policies for providing food and lodging for poor laborers. Isn't all of this for the good of the people? Although the yakuza died, it was our national dignity that was bombed."

At this time, international media cooperation was frequently slow.

Anyway, after the Japanese media started sounding the call to attack, North Korea was the first to sound the anti-American war song, exposing the inhumane behavior of the United States at the Yokosuka naval base, posting big-character posters everywhere, and General Kim personally laid a wreath at the Japanese representative office in North Korea to express his condolences.

By the way, like South Korea, North Korea uses white wreaths for both weddings and funerals, so sometimes the Japanese couldn't tell whether General Kim's wreaths were for congratulations or mourning.

Li Xinghe made numerous contacts and sought out people everywhere to request the establishment of a central media matrix in China to incite public opinion globally.

Cooperation between China, Japan, and North Korea, followed by the subsequent entry of Russia and South Korea, gradually ignited a media war.

A wave of change swept across East Asia, from Vladivostok to Singapore, from Tokyo to Ulaanbaatar, from Hong Kong to Manila, and media outlets large and small began to wake up and start dancing to the tune of Tokyo's media dictates.

For those spineless cowards, Li Xinghe specifically registered his own social media account in Chinese and issued threats like a petty thug:

"Damn it, if any domestic media outlet dares to take the same stance as Israel, I'll make sure they regret it!"

This is a very serious warning from the Japanese Prime Minister.

He's way darker than the underworld.

Therefore, even spineless media outlets from various countries had to consider the consequences of offending Li Xinghe and echoed his criticism of the harm caused by the US military presence.

The Israeli ambassador to Japan, who was reprimanded without warning, protested: 'What are you talking about?'

Li Xinghe completely ignored Israel, bypassing the Israeli ambassador and sending a threatening message to the Israeli president: "If Israel continues to pollute other suffering nations with information without authorization, I will consider recognizing the diplomatic status of the Houthi rebels in Yemen."

The reason Li Xinghe used the somewhat strange phrase "information pollution" is because Israel always tries to monopolize the identity of "victim" in the world's media, kicking other real victimized nations off the podium, and wearing blood-stained clothes made of Palestinian skin, monopolizing the image of "untouchable victim" alone.

The Israeli government has been breached.

When it comes to information pollution, Israel is number one, and Japan is number two, isn't it?

Who built the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Victims Park? Who goes there every year to commemorate the victims of the atomic bomb, yet dares not say why the atomic bomb was dropped on them?

Speaking of which, weren't the Japanese Red Army, who once fought for Palestine and attacked Israel, just like you Japanese?

However, faced with numerous terrorist organizations operating in the north, Palestinians in the south willing to perish alongside them, and fierce internal struggles surging within Israel, Israel has no choice but to remain inactive.

"A resilient and patient little Jew!"

Public pressure still surrounded the White House.

After all, the US military cannot explain why there are mines in the Tokyo Bay shipping lanes, and why a luxury cruise ship was bombed.

Vance had managed to regain support thanks to the new military system of "South Korea building ships and Japan repairing them," but the "Swan Princess incident" turned him into a "murderer" in the eyes of Democrats and a "cowardly coward who couldn't stop Japan from arresting people" in the eyes of Republicans.

The White House was filled with the sounds of things being smashed.

"When he was making mass arrests in his own country and had soldiers blow the heads off Yakuza with iron bars, why didn't he admit to committing crimes against humanity? I think he himself is a Yakuza, extorting and demanding bribes like a thug in the international community!"

He asked his staff:

Can we threaten to withdraw our troops?

The Joint Chiefs of Staff were extremely worried and rushed over to advise him:

"We can't withdraw. We don't have many military bases left in Japan. If the Seventh Fleet is completely driven out of Japan, where will our carrier strike groups be stationed? He'll be even happier if we withdraw. This guy harbors malicious intentions and has long wanted to break free from American control. We must suppress him."

In an effort to quickly resolve the "Swan Princess incident," the Pentagon even privately called Li Xinghe to request that the matter not be blown out of proportion.

President John Kane personally spoke with Li Xinghe:

"Regarding the capsizing of the Swan Princess, the US and Japan could consider revising the San Francisco Security Treaty. We are willing to grant Japan greater recognition for military cooperation. Give Fred to us."

Li Xinghe firmly disagreed:

“No. Fred Katcher must be tried in the Tokyo Court. If the U.S. considers the local court a disgrace, we can set up a new Japanese Supreme Military Tribunal for the U.S. military to conduct a joint trial.”

The Joint Chiefs of Staff made a concession:

"We absolutely cannot use crimes against humanity or the deliberate launch of mines to cause ship capsizing as grounds for prosecution. At the very least, we cannot use it against a high-ranking U.S. lieutenant general. At most, we can only admit that the U.S. mistake was in accidentally setting mines in the waterways."

As long as this reason isn't leaked, the Pentagon is quite willing to continue making concessions to Li Xinghe that won't harm itself.

Li Xinghe put forward a series of demands:

"However, the US military stationed in Japan must not enjoy extraterritoriality, must be subject to fire and security inspections at any time, and must be managed by our police force... In particular, they cannot cause such massive casualties at will!"

Li Xinghe didn't want a bomb that could explode at any moment in front of his house, like the garrison troops in the concessions during the Republic of China era—a tragedy of being a colony.

The United States does not agree.

Negotiations are progressing very slowly.

In exchange, the US suddenly proposed:

"We are willing to allow Japan to send troops overseas, for example, to several Southeast Asian countries, chaotic countries in Latin America, and Australia. What do you think?"

……

As diplomatic negotiations began to be conducted in secret, social trends in the United States began to shift.

Steve Bannon, the spiritual founder of Maga and the mentor of Trump, quietly visited Japan, toured many cities, and observed the Japanese vegetable basket project of the town service group and agricultural reclamation station. After returning to the United States, he released a video titled "Japan Will Surely Betray".

"Friends, America has made a huge mistake!"

Bannon stated clearly at the outset:

"Whether it's Trump or Vance, they've all been fooled. Fooled by this beach lad named 'Xinghe Li.' What I'm telling you is, whether they're Korean or Japanese, they're all, broadly speaking, Chinese. Yes, I can't see any difference between them."

“If you observe Asian people on the street, those various kinds of Chinese people, you will find that they are all very similar. Similar written language, language, customs, moral values, and sometimes they can even freely mix to form new fake ethnic groups. They use these garbled ethnic names to deceive us, cheat us out of our welfare and subsidies, and cheat us out of our jobs and opportunities.”

“'Xinghe Li,' this viper is on the verge of victory. By continuously deceiving Trump and Vance, he has allowed Japan to increasingly break free from American constraints. Just watch, he will definitely not become America's Asian fulcrum after acquiring military power, as rumored. I am certain that after acquiring aircraft carriers, he will immediately turn to China and bare his teeth at us.”

At the end of the video, Bannon entices his followers:

"You ask me how I know? Just look into Li Xinghe's eyes for ten seconds, and you'll see 100% ambition in them. He has absolutely no respect for the United States, understand? He doesn't recognize the United States as his master at all. On the contrary, he sees the United States as his puppet, his treasury, and his servant. He even tricked the USS Nimitz out of its possession, and our high command was completely unsuspecting."

Steve Bannon's new video attempts to awaken the anti-Asian sentiment that populist factions have long since stopped hiding.

Let's exclude Asians!

This behavior is not new in the United States today.

A new revisionist view of Japan began to emerge.

The traditional American revisionist view of Japan differs from MacArthur's postwar view of Japan as a transformed ally (a good dog). It arose and spread with the friction of the US-Japan trade war in the 80s, and the thinking of "defending against Japan," "belittling Japan," and "suppressing Japan," with the "theory of Japan's heterogeneity" at its core, replaced the past friendly view of Japan.

From an objective point of view, the revisionist view of Japan means that the Americans have broken their defenses.

I used to think Japan was my good dog, but who knew that by taking advantage of the economic benefits of the Korean War, Japan would rise up and take off again, even daring to compete with the United States for the first or second place in the economy. This is beyond the scope of a dog biting its owner.

So, after failing to integrate Japan into its own "American win-win" system, American strategists suddenly became defensive, bringing up Japan as the "essence" of East Asian civilization, kicking it out of the list of civilized worlds, first imposing tariffs and then sanctions, implementing the Plaza Accord, and following suit with opposition to Japanese goods and exclusion of Japanese Americans, and denouncing it as an "Asian alien".

This tactic is already quite sophisticated; it's the old routine the US has followed after realizing it could no longer win. After enduring a series of tariffs, technology lawsuits, and the Plaza Accord, Japan was ultimately forced into a corner by the US, half-voluntarily and half-forced.

However, in the hands of a genius like Trump, even old methods can be manipulated in a completely different way. Moreover, Trump cannot understand classical economics after mercantilism, so even suppression can be done wrong.

Bannon's theory is a continuation of the US-Japan trade war of the last century.

The new revisionist view, from the ideological evolution of "pro-Japan" and "friendship with Japan" to "defense against Japan" and "degradation of Japan", directly shifted to the "new Asian Yellow Peril" that excludes Asians, and entered the stage of "hatred of Japan" and "destruction of Japan".

The sudden outbreak of conflict with the Seventh Fleet has sparked extreme discontent among the general public in the United States.

They didn't think it was wrong of them to shoot down a cruise ship and kill a thousand people. Instead, they felt that Li Xinghe driving a tank into the Seventh Fleet's base was clearly an invasion of the United States.

Steve Bannon's new revisionist views have once again stirred up the hearts of the Magas, making them want to go out and smash the heads of the Japanese as soon as possible, thus making it popular again.

Now that Trump is playing Citadel on Hispaniola, Vance has lost much of his reputation, and Bannon's return seems to have given the Magas their backbone again.

Suddenly, President Vance, who was worried that his "fake Maga" had been exposed and his followers had scattered, saw Steve Bannon's "Yellow Peril Theory" of the unity of China, Japan, South Korea and North Korea.

Whether it was to unite voters or to settle personal scores, President Vance invited Bannon to his presidential residence.

Bannon has returned to the White House after many years, providing Vance with theoretical and follower support.

After a private discussion, Vance and Bannon were overjoyed.

Vance then began rehearsing his public statements:

"We must crack down hard on Asian Americans stealing American wealth!"

Bannon's speechless reminder:

"Your wife is also Asian."

Asians, including those of Indian descent.

Vance ignored the rehearsal:

"Ahem, we must crack down hard on the illegal act of 'East Asians' stealing the collective wealth of Americans. Whether they are Chinese, Japanese-speaking Chinese, Korean-speaking Chinese, or English-speaking Chinese, they are all thieves!"

Because of Li Xinghe's betrayal in Japan, Vance harbors resentment towards all East Asians.