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michaelmaltby
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With eye on China, Japan to deepen ties with NATO at key leaders' summit
... and the 'unintended consequences' just keep rollin' on
... and the 'unintended consequences' just keep rollin' on
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Just learned U.S.S. Ronald Reagan, U.S.S. Antietam and a utility infielder to be named later, paid a courtesy call to Vietnam. How cool is that?
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
The irony is, that Vietnam is about the only Communist nation that is not a pain in the ass and they have a very strained relationship with China.
"To where the US-China confrontation goes and what is Japan's choice?"
by TV Tokyo on June 30, 2023.
Yes, it's "US vs China", not Japan vs China.
This is what Mr. Biden misunderstands Mr. Kishida because Kishida obeys Biden.
Kishida also fully obeys bureaucrats as well as public opinion because he does not want confrontations.
What this video is telling are -
1. What China does is China's business.
2. China has no plan of Taiwan invastion unless US or Taiwan or both may declare war or independence.
3. Xi is afraid of failure if he has declared war first.
4. Xi is thinking peaceful unification with Taiwan by 2049 as it is 100th anniversary of PRC.
5. His current interest is in economy and Xi is going toward the econmy without the US.
6. So, what Japanese can do is limited like not to be regarded as spy in China at best.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrGxHTazsuo
by TV Tokyo on June 30, 2023.
Yes, it's "US vs China", not Japan vs China.
This is what Mr. Biden misunderstands Mr. Kishida because Kishida obeys Biden.
Kishida also fully obeys bureaucrats as well as public opinion because he does not want confrontations.
What this video is telling are -
1. What China does is China's business.
2. China has no plan of Taiwan invastion unless US or Taiwan or both may declare war or independence.
3. Xi is afraid of failure if he has declared war first.
4. Xi is thinking peaceful unification with Taiwan by 2049 as it is 100th anniversary of PRC.
5. His current interest is in economy and Xi is going toward the econmy without the US.
6. So, what Japanese can do is limited like not to be regarded as spy in China at best.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrGxHTazsuo
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michaelmaltby
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History long ... STRONG China, troubled Viet Nam. WEAK China, easy Viet Nam.
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michaelmaltby
Colonel
Meanwhile, on the Northern Front ....
www.japantimes.co.jp
Interior lines of communication.
In NATO’s new north, fresh chances to contain Moscow
The region from the Baltic in the south to the high north may become almost an integrated operating area for NATO.
Interior lines of communication.
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I appreciate this, Shin, because it is all so appealing. So utterly logical.
But it ignores the truth of the geopolitical standoff. NATO is not the USA.
NATO is not being colonized by Americans.
NATO desires the same DEMOCRACY as America, but hardly American puppets.
Conforming to unified military inter-ops is hardly robotic, unless soildiering itself is.
Russia has to be watched. This observation based on ACTIONS speak louder thjan WORDS.
By that axiom, China cannot be trusted any more than Russia.
No one wants war. No one wants the bomb. But western freedom cannot be held ransome to fear of the unknown.
Poland is the shining beacon on the Ukraine Front.
WW2 Lend-Lease. A great playbook ... already written.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
I read an article decades ago about Vietnam. Why was Vietnam closer to Russia (CCCP) than China? A Vietnamese who was interviewed said "better to smell Russian excrement than eat Chinese excrement".History long ... STRONG China, troubled Viet Nam. WEAK China, easy Viet Nam.
An example to be regarded as a new comer in Asia.
"U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on June 19 that China had renewed promises not to send arms to Russia to fight in Ukraine, CNN reported from Blinken's visit to Beijing." He should have said "renewed promises but we must watch" IMO.
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"U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on June 19 that China had renewed promises not to send arms to Russia to fight in Ukraine, CNN reported from Blinken's visit to Beijing." He should have said "renewed promises but we must watch" IMO.
Blinken: China renewed promise not to send weapons to Russia
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on June 19 that China had renewed promises not to send arms to Russia to fight in Ukraine, CNN reported from Blinken's visit to Beijing.
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Bye bye 'Barbie': Vietnam bans new film over South China Sea map
Originally slated for a July 21 release, the film was banned from release in the country after it was found to feature a map with China’s so-called nine-dash line claims.
Biden corrects claim he convinced Japan to hike defence budget after objection
The US president told his supporters that he persuaded Prime Minister Kishida to sharply increased the country’s military budget.
www.scmp.com
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China took her husband. She was left to uncover his secret cause.
Whether her husband was Program Think is virtually impossible to confirm. He was, however, proudly nonconformist — refusing to use social media or buy new clothes — and intensely private.
manta22
Banned
I think TV-Tokyo is underestimating Japan. Japan is not a weak, backward country, afraid of China. Nippon needs to regain confidence.
Okinawa Gov. Tamaki Meets Top Official of China's Fujian.
There would be no mistakes in understanding that Tamaki embodies the true intentions of the Japanese government IMO.
sp.m.jiji.com
There would be no mistakes in understanding that Tamaki embodies the true intentions of the Japanese government IMO.
Okinawa Gov. Tamaki Meets Top Official of China's Fujian
Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki visited China's Fujian Province on Thursday and met with the top official of the southern Chinese province. Tamaki later told reporters that he and Zhou Zuyi, the Communist Party chief of Fujian, agreed to promote exchanges between the two sides. According to the...
Q&A between Okinawa Gov. Tamaki and Japanese media yesterday.
Q: (About the regional diplomacy between Okinawa and China) Won't it confuse our national diplomacy?
A: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also approved our regional diplomacy in the form of assisting their diplomacy.
When another pro-Russian politician attempted visiting Russia a few months ago, he was immediately smashed.
news.tv-asahi.co.jp
Q: (About the regional diplomacy between Okinawa and China) Won't it confuse our national diplomacy?
A: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also approved our regional diplomacy in the form of assisting their diplomacy.
When another pro-Russian politician attempted visiting Russia a few months ago, he was immediately smashed.
中国訪問終え 玉城沖縄知事「地域外交」の意義強調「平和な環境を作り維持していく」
中国を訪問していた沖縄県の玉城知事は中国の李強首相や福建省トップとの会談を振り返り、自ら掲げる「地域外交」の意義を強調しました。 玉城知事は北京で5日、中国の李強首相と会談し、コロナ禍で中断していた観光や経済の交流再開について触れ、ビザ手続きの簡素化や航空便の復活に協力を求めました。 また、6日は琉球王国時代から交流がある福建省を訪れ、福建省トップの周書記と会談したほか、琉球墓地にも参拝しました。 一方、「地域外交」を巡っては国の外交を混乱させるのではと懸念する声も上がっています。...
news.tv-asahi.co.jp
"Macron Informs Stoltenberg of Opposition to NATO Tokyo Office"
NATO Tokyo Office is Mr. Biden's idea.
Mr. Kishida would not mind whichever.
sp.m.jiji.com
NATO Tokyo Office is Mr. Biden's idea.
Mr. Kishida would not mind whichever.
Macron Informs Stoltenberg of Opposition to NATO Tokyo Office
French President Emmanuel Macron has clearly informed NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg of his opposition to the alliance's plan to open an office in Tokyo, an official at the president's office said. Noting that NATO is a military alliance concerning the security of the North Atlantic...
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IAEA chief says 'absolutely logical' Fukushima water release draws regional interest
Grossi also said he understands concerns over the Fukushima water release but says a review by the IAEA released last week found it was "in conformity with international safety standards."
