tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post1724381232273645370..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: China vs Japan: the Scrape of Things to ComeMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-48896859409230905912010-10-02T11:04:26.986+08:002010-10-02T11:04:26.986+08:00re: timing, I've been reading about recent PRC...re: timing, I've been reading about recent PRC moves into Burma/Myanmar to explore for oil and to build pipelines. Perhaps its a distraction to keep the media away from this news.(?)mxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-62183371494782130752010-09-28T08:38:58.873+08:002010-09-28T08:38:58.873+08:00I wonder if anyone is aware of the foretold June 1...I wonder if anyone is aware of the foretold June 17, 2011 pan-Chinese landing planned on the Senkakus? It is meant as a protest on the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Agreement of Reversion of Okinawa. <br /><br />A coalition of nationalists hailing from LA, HK and Taiwan has been planning that invasion for months already. They need a hundred crafts and are raising the funds to rent them. They are rumored to have the backing of Zhongnanhai.<br /><br />How does the ramming of the Japanese coastguard ship by a lone trawler plays up against this background? I am not sure. <br /><br />Was this month incident a rehearsal meant to test the waters? <br /><br />Was it a preemptive move intended to better abort those hot-heads' project? <br /><br />After all, a hero's welcome to an apparently un-cued loner makes for good photo-op. But what to do with a thousand of volunteers bent on humiliating Japan? <br /><br />Would it be wise of Zhongnanhai to be involved in the protection of those trouble-makers in Japanese waters? <br /><br />If, left to their own means, the fools end up hosed down by the Japanese coast guard and navy, what stance should Zhongnanhai take in the aftermath?<br /><br />Who will foot the bill for the fines the trespassing ships will incur?<br /><br />All issues Zhongnanhai is sure to be weighing right now. Meanwhile, Japan beefs up its defenses. <br /><br />Former PM Hatoyama (Dove Mountain)'s talk of the "friendly seas' and DPJ general secretary O(corrupt)zawa's 650 members tribute-paying pilgrimage to Zhongnanhai last year are the butt of jokes among gleeful conservative circles in Tokyo.<br /><br />It seems that Beijing has no use of a Beijing-leaning Japanese leadership.jerome in valsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-90096059011873342692010-09-28T00:07:41.378+08:002010-09-28T00:07:41.378+08:00The author is obviously a Japanese lackey who rath...The author is obviously a Japanese lackey who rather suck up their arse than admiting the fact that both the Mainland and Taiwanese governments (i.e. ALL Chinese) claim the sovereignty of the Diaoyu islands. Japan is a castrated man on testosterone replacement regimen, and the U.S. controls the dosage and decides how hard (or how floppy) they want the Japanese d*ck to be. Only a small bunch of morons in the island of Taiwan would ever call the Japanese "classy".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-68743307657339335872010-09-27T19:10:01.180+08:002010-09-27T19:10:01.180+08:00years ago i made a comment on my blog comments abo...years ago i made a comment on my blog comments about why the Chinese always demand apologies. it went like this:<br /><br /><em>"often we talk about free and open societies, but one often-overlooked aspect is that in an open society, one risks being occasionally offended (which is why Chinese demand “apologies” for everything – their society isn’t open and free and they don’t get it)." </em><br /><br />no one gets "offended" in China by anything that is sanitized by the CCP.MJ Kleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16859263977094071677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-36211281295585223672010-09-27T16:01:29.371+08:002010-09-27T16:01:29.371+08:00Yes, I think Tokyo did the right thing too. I thin...Yes, I think Tokyo did the right thing too. I think as this gets assessed the PRC will be seen as the loser.Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-70230712417486841052010-09-27T15:33:39.019+08:002010-09-27T15:33:39.019+08:00The longer this matter drags, the weaker the Japan...<b>The longer this matter drags, the weaker the Japan-U.S. alliance looks.</b><br /><br />Or is this a matter of choosing your battles carefully? There's nothing rational about the PRC's actions. They're meant to provoke something--but what that something is anyone's guess. <br /><br />In the classic monologue, Young Albert learned the hard way when poking a stick at a supposedly contained lion.<br /><br />All these "little" pokes are potentially ripe for miscalculation, and I, for one, approve when cooler heads prevail.Marcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-57056653690688039882010-09-27T12:42:21.973+08:002010-09-27T12:42:21.973+08:00A gift for Anonymous at 7:54am:
http://en.wikiped...A gift for Anonymous at 7:54am:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_occasion_of_the_50th_anniversary_of_the_war%27s_endKaminogehttp://kaminoge.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-15824747299940787992010-09-27T07:54:49.882+08:002010-09-27T07:54:49.882+08:00China has already made a mockery of the Japan-U.S....China has already made a mockery of the Japan-U.S. security treaty. The longer this matter drags, the weaker the Japan-U.S. alliance looks. Japan should wise up and pay compensation as soon as possible, and apologize..oh wait, I forgot the Chinese are still waiting Japan to apologize for WWII. <br /><br /><br /><br />SayonaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-52069903222352301062010-09-27T07:06:10.220+08:002010-09-27T07:06:10.220+08:00I'm not sure about the timing, since I don'...I'm not sure about the timing, since I don't understand it myself. It might relate to something domestic. <br /><br />Stupid of the US to exclude Beijing from the Cheonan investigation. It's the kind of petty bullshit we deplore when China does it...Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-26361218905339906262010-09-27T02:08:12.609+08:002010-09-27T02:08:12.609+08:00I am curious about the timing of all of this. Wha...I am curious about the timing of all of this. What is it that has changed to make China show its true colors now? <br /><br />Peter Lee wrote in the Asian Times Online a couple months back, as I recall (I can't access their site now), that Beijing was miffed about being excluded from the Cheonan investigation, that it felt as if it was being presented with a fait accompli. South Korea and the US then decided to make as big a splash as they could in response by planning a massive military exercise in the Yellow Sea.<br /><br />To compound the error, the US went weak-kneed when it decided to shift parts of the exercise to the Sea of Japan, after Beijing huffed and puffed about the location.<br /><br />Is China trying to send a message to the US that it is not to be excluded from the design and maintenance of Asia's security architecture, or has it sensed that Obama is a push-over? Or is there some other motive (regarding the timing)?John Herodotusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-26221438462117668092010-09-26T22:48:58.412+08:002010-09-26T22:48:58.412+08:00"The US apparently put pressure on Japan to h..."The US apparently put pressure on Japan to hand back the captain and resolve the issue."<br /><br />Was it right for Japan to release the captain? Certainly one can't be right (detaining) or (releasing) and wrong (releasing ) or (detaining) at the same time!<br /><br />Secondly, why would a superpower ally like the USA that can by just a push of a button severely inflict total annihilation of the PLA pressure Japan when Tokyo did nothin wrong?<br /><br />Interesting dimes and reasons.<br /><br />RichaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com