Original title: Be alert!Abe will become the chairman of the largest faction of the Liberal Democratic Party in Japan. Japanese media: He intends to visit Taiwan to contain Fumio Kishida
[环球网报道 记者 林泽宇]Unanimously nominated by members of the Hosoda faction (Seihekai), the largest of the Liberal Democratic Party, Shinzo Abe will be appointed as the new chairman of the Hosoda faction on the 11th. Japan’s “Yomiuri Shimbun” reported on the 9th that this means that the Qinghe will become the Abe faction. An article published on the 10th in “New Trends” stated that after a year of dormancy after Abe stepped down as prime minister, he gradually moved from behind the scenes to the foreground. The report also stated that he was trying to realize his plan to visit Taiwan for the first time.
According to “Yomiuri Shimbun” reports, the Qinghe Association has 87 members, making it the largest faction in the Liberal Democratic Party. Among the Liberal Democratic Party members of the House of Representatives, a quarter are from the Qinghe Association. The “Yomiuri Shimbun” also stated that Abe left the Peace Council before forming the second Abe cabinet in 2012. However, in the September Liberal Democratic Party presidential election, Abe’s intentions were sufficient to influence the movement of the faction, and in the House of Representatives election in October During the period, Abe provided support to the election campaign of the Qinghekai candidates and worked to consolidate their position, aiming to change the general term of the Qinghekai from “Hosoda faction” to “Abe faction.”
The “Yomiuri Shimbun” stated that given that there are still doubts about Abe’s “cherry blossom viewing society”, there are opinions within the Kiyowa Association that they should be carefully considered and there are differences. However, from the results, the views that expect Abe to be the chairman dominate the mainstream. According to reports, Hiroyuki Hosoda, the current chairman of the Kiyowa Council, will soon become the Speaker of the House of Representatives. In this regard, the Kiyowa Council held a cadre meeting on November 9 and unanimously agreed to elect the former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to succeed Hiroyuki Hosoda as the chairman of the faction.
Abe will become the chairman of the Qinghe Council. Many Japanese media analyzed that Abe’s political and diplomatic activities will become more frequent. It is worth noting that Abe is not only a typical Japanese right-wing politician, but also has ties to the “Taiwan independence” forces. In the article, “New Trends” said that in addition to taking the post of the chairman of the Kiyomizu Council, Abe will also visit Malaysia as a special envoy in December. Former Prime Minister Abe gradually walked from behind the scenes to the front desk. The article also mentioned that sources revealed that Abe is making adjustments to his plan for his first visit to Taiwan as the former prime minister of Japan.
The Nikkan Shinchi said that Shinzo Abe served as an adviser to the so-called pro-Taiwan parliamentary alliance “Japanese-Chinese Parliamentarians Conference”. In an interview with the Japanese right-wing media “Sankei Shimbun” in July, he stated that “if the situation permits, I hope to visit the tomb of Lee Teng-hui.” The remarks were also welcomed by the Taiwan Democratic Progressive Party authorities. The Nikkan Shinchao quoted people familiar with the matter and analyzed that Abe’s plan to visit Taiwan may be realized next year (2022) and can be seen as a restraint on Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the new Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Fangzheng. Kishida Fumio and Lin Fang are the high-level members of the Liberal Democratic Party’s Liberal Hongchi Association. Among them, Lin Fangzheng is also the chairman of the “Japan-China Friendship Parliamentary Alliance”, and his attitude towards China is incompatible with Shinzo Abe and his younger brother Nobuo Kishi. Another person familiar with the matter said, “Abe also knows in his heart that if he does not increase his centripetal force, he may become the next (outlooked) Kono Taro.”
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