Beijing (or Peking) is the starting point for the Chinese people's comprehensive resistance against Japan, and it is here that Japan began its full-scale invasion of China. Apart from the nationally renowned Marco Polo Bridge, Nanyuan in Beijing is also the location of the 29th Army headquarters. More than a decade ago, I visited the dormitories preserved by the 29th Army there, where Deputy Commander Tong Linge and the commander of the 132nd Division died heroically for their country in the Nanyuan area.
Before that, after September 18th, Peking became a base for Northeast exiles and also the source of the anti-Japanese salvation movement. Northeast University and others moved to Beijing, and the Northeast Anti-Japanese National Salvation Association was also established in Beijing.
At that time, China was in a miserable state. The Japanese army took only 22 days from the start of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident to occupy the entire Beijing. Throughout the Anti-Japanese War, over 35 million Chinese military and civilians were casualties.
However, that tragic page has completely turned. Today, the Sino-Japanese diplomatic confrontation is in a completely different situation.
Takashita Sanae threatened China regarding the Taiwan issue; we can firmly demand that she retract those statements.
Takashita Sanae refuses to retract her erroneous statements; China can decisively impose sanctions on Japan, and the Japanese side is almost powerless to retaliate.
In response to the Japanese side's arrogant interference in Taiwan, media affiliated with the military clearly warned: if the Japanese side intervenes militarily in Taiwan, the whole of Japan risks becoming a battlefield. The military media also stated that what awaits them will be a defeat more thorough than 80 years ago.
In response to the Japanese call for dialogue, we respond firmly: we hope that the Japanese side can take China's concerns seriously, retract the erroneous statements regarding Taiwan, and demonstrate sincerity in dialogue through concrete actions.
China's attitude is not just a show of force. Today, China's GDP is 4.5 times that of Japan, industrial output is 6 times that of Japan, electricity generation is about 10 times that of Japan, in addition, our military expenditure is 3.6 times that of Japan. We are a nuclear power, and our naval and air forces also pose an overwhelming advantage over Japan.
We strike against the Takashita Sanae government and Japanese right-wing forces without fearing any escalation of Sino-Japanese conflicts. If they dare to take any action, we are fully confident in retaliating against them with several times the force and punishment. Today's Japan has truly become a 'little Japan.'
In today's Sino-Japanese conflict, we possess both moral high ground and strength, so we are full of confidence and calm. We will crush Japan's arrogance, making them thoroughly recognize China's power, and learn a lesson not to provoke China at will. These will definitely become the results of this round of struggle, and there is almost no suspense in this regard.
Therefore, the government of Takashita Sanae refuses to retract its erroneous remarks about Taiwan. We will slowly deal with it endlessly, using various means to strike against it, torment it, and disgust it. In this process, the only thing we need to pay attention to is to make the other party feel both uncomfortable and humiliated, while we remain sunny and refreshing, letting our anger out at them without holding back. We are a great power, and we must have both the ease of a great nation and the strategic patience that comes with strategic confidence.
Little Japan is not easily trained in a short time, so we will train it slowly. If one day it dares to engage in suicidal aggression against China, we will fulfill that wish and let it perish painfully.