Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated in Nara, Japan while giving a speech. A suspect, a local resident allegedly a former member of Japan’s military, was detained.
While the motives are still being investigated, anti-China circles are already leveraging the event to direct anger and suspicion toward Beijing.
Blaming China for it & thus escalating tensions in Asia – a region in which the US finds its power and influence waning – only benefits the US.
Watch this brief summary this recent event by journalist Brian Berletic: