Name: Courteous smiles, dangerous ambitions: Japan's rightward march
Uploaded: 2026-04-23T21:49:14+08:00
Duration: 2 min 44 s
Description: Dangerous ambitions can hide behind polite smiles. CGTN's Wang Guan argues that from transiting the Taiwan Strait and loosening arms export rules to testing historical red lines through Yasukuni Shrine, Japan's rightward shift is being packaged under

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Dangerous ambitions can hide behind polite smiles. CGTN's Wang Guan argues that from transiting the Taiwan Strait and loosening arms export rules to testing historical red lines through Yasukuni Shrine, Japan's rightward shift is being packaged under the image of a "peaceful nation." The real danger, he warns, is not overt militarism, but its quiet return behind a softer mask.

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