4/24/2013

The Japanese reviving their militant past



The Japanese parliamentarians trooped into Yasukuni to pay respect to war criminals that invaded, raped, looted and murdered the Asian countries during WW2. Abe skipped the visit but donated a pine tree to the temple. This is the first major affront to the invaded and colonized countries during Japan’s Imperial conquest of East and South East Asia.

China was furious and so was South Korea. The rest of South East Asia the reaction was muted. They could not feel the importance of the visit nor the impact and pain of the Japanese Occupation. Prime reason, all these countries were not countries then. They were all colonies of European Empires and Japan was just another empire. Only the deep cultural roots and nationalism of China and Korea could their people felt the grief and anger. Even Taiwan too could not feel much as many Taiwanese were recruited to fight for the Japanese Imperial Army.

The Japanese banquet at Yasukuni was followed by a flotilla of 10 ships and more than 80 Japanese attempting to land at Diaoyu Islands. China sent in 8 Surveillance ships to intercept them and prevent a landing. The Japanese sent in 13 Coastguard patrol craft to intercept the Chinese ships. And Abe threatened to use force if any Chinese should land at the islands. He did not threaten his Japanese for wanting to land in the islands nor try to stop them from landing.

The stage is set with an embolden Japan thinking that it can whip the Chinese and starting to talk down to the Chinese like they did in the days of Imperial Japan. Japan still thinks it is a more powerful country than China and would use the stick like it used to do. Of course the Americans are behind them.

Can China stand still and allow the Japanese to slap its face, left and right, and do nothing? For all its national pride and historical humiliation by Japan, China would have to stand up to the Japanese provocation with or without the Americans backing the Japs. China would have to repel the Japanese advances. It could also be a time for exacting revenge on the defeat by Japan in 1894. It could be a conventional warfare, a limited warfare involving air and sea, provided the Americans did not come in. If the Americans dare to meddle and raise the stake, a nuclear holocaust is the next offering.

The game of chicken is about who dares and who blinks. But this chicken game involves more than just being seen as who is more gungho. There are many national issues at stake and there is the risk of a nuclear war that would change the future of human civilization. Would the Americans think it is acceptable to go on to embolden the Japanese and engage in this war? This is not playing with fire and starting small fires. When lighted, it is beyond anyone’s control.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

The American scheme to whack China has been set in motion. All the western media are reporting about India claiming that Chinese soldiers intruded into Indian territories and then the Indians twisted by saying yes and no because both sides have different understandings of the lines, and funny, nothing really changes.

denk said...

hello rb

it doesnt have to be this way
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2012/02/23/reader-mail/prospect-for-japan-china-ties/

u n i know who's the evil force behind all these *bush fire* around china
http://www.4thmedia.org/2012/10/17/a-japanese-ex-diplomat-accues-the-sino-japanese-rift-part-of-us-agenda-the-truth-behind-post-war-history/

Anonymous said...

While the Japs are reviving their militant past, the Americans are selling weapons like hot cakes. Fighter jets, missiles, bombs and guns are moving fast into East Asia. Good for the American economy, good ego booster for the Japs, S. Koreans, Indians, Pinoys and all the other poodles.

Winding down their imperialistic adventures in the Middle East has now been compensated for by their fire stoking in East Asia.

Just plain evil. As Chavez used to say, wherever the Americans go, the smell of sulphur is sure to be visible.

Anonymous said...

This world is full of lies and lives are sacrificed for some very stupid reasons all the time.

denk said...

Anonymous
* The American scheme to whack China has been set in motion. All the western media are reporting about India claiming that Chinese soldiers intruded into Indian territories*

the indians are always crying wolf n play the victim
http://rupeenews.com/2009/09/bashing-china-indian-medias-sensationalism/
they know damn well china bashing has big market in fukus

in 1962 they got carried away , goaded by who else...the evil fukus assholes, the rest is history.

with china encircled by fukus assholes
may be they think its time for a *re-match*

virgo49 said...

Bro, hope that China will bash them proper after they settled their Sichuan problems.

Japs first, killed the chickens to frighten the monkeys

denk said...

virgo

abe is very cocky
coz fukus declares diaoyu covered by fukus jp defence pact

Chua Chin Leng aka redbean said...

Hi Virgo, Szechuan is nothing and China can deal with Japan any time. It will be like what China told Vietnam, it only needs to sacrifice two province to engage Vietnam in perpetuity while the rest of China can go on life as normal.

In a conventional war, China can deal with Japan with a handful of provinces along the coastal area today. This is a new China that has been preparing for such a day.

China has neutralised the conventional threat of the Americans and could take on the fukus together if needed be.

Anonymous said...

US needs $$ to revive the economy just give them lah.

If not how one big sandy kingdom everyday song song no trouble from Big. So what if their women got no rights and most important it is not a democracy.

IT IS OK as far you buy from Big democracy ideals can discuss.

Media nice nice.

To China sorry 180 degrees turn ok. You want to buy from Big also no door.





Anonymous said...

Han people must 忍.

No war but 忍.