China’s repeated distortion of Japan’s defensive policies, likened to the ancient zhiluweima tale, misrepresents reality to serve domestic and strategic agendas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/18/japan/beijings-strategic-distortion-of-reality/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #taiwan #defense #qindynasty #zhaogao #zhiluweima