tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post7798667100328801165..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Hegemonic Conflict Watch: China's ADIZ roundupMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-58348051544574336012013-12-01T06:55:48.525+08:002013-12-01T06:55:48.525+08:00Yeah, but error correction isn't going to take...Yeah, but error correction isn't going to take place. That's the problem. Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-26218313865646280932013-12-01T06:12:08.494+08:002013-12-01T06:12:08.494+08:00You beat me to it, but I'm glad you corrected ...You beat me to it, but I'm glad you corrected the author (Shannon) of the Diplomat article when she stated in error that "The [Senkaku] islands, when referenced in Chinese historical documents, are generally considered to have been part of the administrative zone of Taiwan."<br /><br />You are right, the islands were NEVER under Taiwan's (or China's) administration!!WPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-83090115656099069202013-11-30T18:56:12.622+08:002013-11-30T18:56:12.622+08:00Yank read the report carefully, what the US gov...Yank read the report carefully, what the US gov't is saying is to follow normal procedures with the zone, as they would with any ADIZ.<br /><br />MichaelMichael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-78642621673530318862013-11-30T14:29:35.277+08:002013-11-30T14:29:35.277+08:00http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?story...http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=247795879<br /><br />US Advises Carriers To Comply With China Air Zone<br /><br />I did not expect US to order/suggest that airlines ignore China's zone.<br /><br />But telling them to comply is a boost for China's claim.yankdownundernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-62644944448375623052013-11-30T07:49:30.617+08:002013-11-30T07:49:30.617+08:00http://thediplomat.com/2013/11/getting-senkaku-his...http://thediplomat.com/2013/11/getting-senkaku-history-right/<br /><br />Getting Senkaku History Right<br /><br />This is a good summary of the issue of ownership of the islands.<br /><br />I know you have much more detailed posts on this(especially the Chinese/Taiwan false claims) but this<br />covers the basics that people(are reporters people?) should know.yankdownundernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-6846206309207974902013-11-30T07:41:57.066+08:002013-11-30T07:41:57.066+08:00http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/26/opinion/chinas-c...http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/26/opinion/chinas-coercive-play.html<br /><br />"Japan’s hypernationalist government led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has most often been the provocateur,"<br /><br />"But Mr. Abe has pursued a disturbingly nationalistic foreign policy dominated by overheated words and an aggressive posture toward China that can be dangerous, for Japan and the United States."<br /><br /><br />hypernationalist government<br /><br />provocateur<br /><br />disturbingly nationalistic foreign policy <br /><br />aggressive posture toward China<br /><br /><br />I know NYT hates Japan and this kind of sensationalist negative view of Japan is typical of their coverage of Japan. <br /><br />I am not optimistic that the Left will come around on China because they still think WWII was "a good war" and China was a victim and Japan an evil monster.<br />yankdownundernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-28253034216300049362013-11-30T01:07:18.151+08:002013-11-30T01:07:18.151+08:00Great article, the many views expressed from all s...Great article, the many views expressed from all sides of the aisle give a unique insight into what is really going on with this unnecessary and provocative ADIZ declaration. <br /><br />I feel the real reason why the ADIZ was enforced has little to do with any clear, long-term objectives on China's part. The exact opposite has happened, now, not even civilian airlines file flight plans to Beijing. If the ADIZ weren't there, they would at least know what paths the JAL jumbo jets are taking. <br /><br />China is still very much a communist country. Though it embraces a market-economy these days, its psyche and style of government is still maoist. They even have the 5-year plans still in place. That is an ancient Soviet economic framework. <br /><br />Communist countries tend to behave in unpredictable ways because their systems are not designed to levitate the best and the brightest into the power room. <br /><br />China's leaders today are more picked because of their background and family instead of their abilities. China already has the world in its grasp and it will inevitably be the world's top power in the next 20-30 years. But these aggressive incursions in both the South China Sea and East China Sea are bound to give it an anti-chinese alliance stretching from the himalayas to Tokyo. <br /><br />China's destiny in achieving its full potential can still be stopped. And its actions are encouraging just that. China is still very much a poor country if you count the individual wealth of its people. If this aggressive behavior goes on for much longer, people are going to start to notice and the appetite for Chinese goods will be less around the world. If jobs eventually return to Europe and the US, the buyers of the goods anyway, then China's growth trajectory will be greatly dented. <br /><br />I once cheered on China's rise, but since their aggressive behavior started sometime in 2008, I take my words back. The world is an infinitely more peaceful place if China is just a moderate-country that stuck inside its own borders. <br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com