˚*𓈒𓏸𑁍 Kaori Fujisawa ‎ꕤ

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Since the other person is jumping to “war escalation / Seventh Fleet movement”,

We don’t know what’s going on yet.
Please stop the wild speculation.

I saying the method described matches a pattern MSS has used many times before.
I interpret it as identifying a pattern, not making a definitive accusation.

Richard Holmes 🕵🏻‍♂️ on X: "The journalist who’s house was raided by counter-terror police in relation to the Chinese spy saga speaks out: “my mind took me back three years to a trip when I accompanied David Taylor to Hong Kong.”" / X The journalist who’s house was raided by counter-terror police in relation to the Chinese spy saga speaks out: “my mind took me back three years to a trip when I accompanied David Taylor to Hong Kong.”

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But

“Think tank advising Xi” claim
paid travel
request to bring another expert
meeting in Hong Kong

Individually these are normal.
Together they resemble classic “talent spotting.”It looks more like the MSS recruiting people.

There are three possibilities:

A. Genuine academic outreach
Chinese think tanks frequently invite foreign experts.

B. Influence operation
The goal may be shaping perceptions, not recruiting spies.

C. Intelligence cultivation
In some cases MSS officers operate under think-tank cover.

在日米海軍司令部 on X: "誠に残念ながら、2026年3月21日（土）に予定されていた、米海軍横須賀基地の日米親善横須賀スプリングフェスティバルは中止となりました😢" / X 誠に残念ながら、2026年3月21日（土）に予定されていた、米海軍横須賀基地の日米親善横須賀スプリングフェスティバルは中止となりました😢

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I had already signed up for this, so it’s disappointing to see it’s been cancelled. Not sure what happened. 😢

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In world first - Japan approves ground-breaking stem-cell treatments for Parkinson's and severe heart failure

Labeling I as 'sowing confusion' or 'undermining' is a tactic to avoid addressing why Your uses identical language for two very different relationships.

You are treating 'strategic partnerships' as a monolith. In reality, a partnership with a security ally (Japan) is fundamentally different from a trade-focused partnership with a competitor (China).

You’ve pivoted to discussing an 'economic reset' while ignoring the specific security signaling concerns raised by Miller. Since we are now discussing two different things—and since you are attributing claims to me that I never made—I see no further value in this exchange.

If we cannot distinguish between an ally and a competitor in our terminology, we lack a coherent Indo-Pacific strategy. I’ll leave the conversation there.

My point—which remains unaddressed—is that in diplomacy, language is a signal of priority. Conflating a 'strategic anchor' (Japan) with a 'strategic partner' (China) creates a signal of equivalence that ignores the reality of regional security.

4/I refute your argument, now claiming I'm trying to "undermine Canada's economic reset."

1/Category collapse
Treating economic partnerships and security alliances as identical.

2/*Nobody believes 🇨🇦 and 🇨🇳 have a military alliance.*
But I never said that.

3/Intent attack
Your claims I am are deliberately sowing confusion.

When a government uses similar language for both a security ally (Japan) and a strategic competitor (China), it blurs the signal of where its security commitments actually lie.

That credibility signaling — not trade with China — is the issue Miller was raising.

So Your avoiding your core point.

2️⃣ Economic partnerships
Example: EU–China trade relations

3️⃣ Strategic competitors with engagement
Example: China with most Indo-Pacific democracies

You’re confusing economic engagement with security alignment. Your assumes:
All “strategic partnerships” are equivalent.
But in reality there are three different categories:

1️⃣ Security alliances
Example: Japan–US–Canada cooperation

then the signal becomes ambiguous in a region where China is the primary security challenge to Japan.In alliance politics, language matters

Japan’s national strategy explicitly identifies China as its primary long-term strategic challenge.So using identical terminology dilutes alliance clarity.

@ypwoo.bsky.social You’re treats all “strategic partnerships” as equivalent
But they are not the same category.

The issue Miller raised is credibility signaling.If Canada calls:Japan ▶️strategic anchor
China ▶️strategic partner

Thank you for your response, Senator of Canada.

The two images are my reply.

Listening to him talk is a complete waste of time.

Demetri on X: "At good @CFR_org event, asked Pentagon's Bridge Colby @USWPColby what #Japan should spend on defence given that PM Takaichi's promise to cut consumption tax will complicate debate in Tokyo. Here's his response 👇 https://t.co/usmq59eUfT" / X At good @CFR_org event, asked Pentagon's Bridge Colby @USWPColby what #Japan should spend on defence given that PM Takaichi's promise to cut consumption tax will complicate debate in Tokyo. Here's his response 👇 https://t.co/usmq59eUfT

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So when he presses Japan on defense spending or contingency roles, it can come across as lecturing if it isn’t matched with visible U.S. commitment.

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Many in the Japanese Conservative Party are pro-Republican and pro-MAGA, and I respect everyone's different political philosophies and beliefs, but the idea of cutting off a woman's uterus is so evil that it must be thoroughly opposed and revolted against

By calling Miller’s concern "old world thinking," Woo is implying that security anxieties are outdated