7/12/2022: Shinzo Abe was Assassinated
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s former Prime Minister, is assassinated on July 8th, 2022. At the time of his passing, he was still a member of the congress and was campaigning for a candidate of his party when the shooting happened. He played a pivotal role in transforming Japan’s role in international politics. Recognizing China’s rising economic and military power, he helped change the law in Japan to strengthen Japan’s military capabilities and formed QUAD to counter China’s threat.
As a Taiwanese, I am grateful for his help to Taiwan. As China gets more powerful and aggressive, inevitably it would try to challenge America’s superpower and *taking back* Taiwan is part of the agenda. He really advocated for Taiwan and the importance of Taiwan’s safety to global economy and world peace. It’s devastating to hear the news of his passing. But I believe he helped setup a good foundation for the Indo-Pacific region to counter China. I do worry this China threat could boil over in a not too distant future and China and America may eventually get into a war. I wish that will never happen. There will be no winner in such a conflict.