Japan, China to hold first security talks in four years

Can't hurt.

Both countries have already passed huge defense budget....i feel hurt.

"You acknowledge our legitimate sovereignty over the Senkakus, and we'll acknowledge our culpability for the internationally recognized account of events at Nanjing." Strike those two off the list of disputes, and move on to the next thing.

To regard China as a mature nation is a mistake.

Let's hope item #1 is setting up that hotline. I don't know why it is taking so long.

This is just another bargaining chip and something to take away from Japan once the Chinese create a few more incidents and demands from then until now.

Guaranteed this meeting won't take place without a lot of conditions attached by China. In fact, I highly doubt it will take place at all.

Sorry, "from now until then."

If you believe that japan or China has a sincere attitude and to talk for security reasons is naive. For both sides these talks were necessary to continue , not for the security but a political party posturing from time to time.

A China that continues its current economic growth pattern has been increasingly important to Japan’s economic growth, and Tokyo is working to maintain good political relations and increase market access for Japanese goods. Tokyo is seeking a free trade agreement with Beijing well before 2025. Unfortunately though, at the same time, China’s military power and influence in the region is of increasing concern to Japanese policymakers. So far Tokyo's likely response is to draw closer to the United States, increase missile defense and antisubmarine warfare capabilities, seek to develop regional allies such as South Korea hence the apology and more payment, and push for greater development of international multilateral organizations in East Asia, including an East Asian Summit.

But if China’s economic growth falters or its policies become openly hostile toward countries in the region. Tokyo would likely move to assert its influence, in part by seeking to rally democratic states in East Asia, and in part by continuing to develop its own national power through advanced military hardware as it is currently doing now. Tokyo would assume strong support from Washington in this circumstance and would move to shape political and economic forums in the region to isolate or limit Chinese influence again recent events have proven this true. This would cause states in the region to make a difficult choice between their continued unease with Japanese military strength and a China that has the potential to dominate nearly all nations near its borders. As a result, Japan might find itself dealing with an ad-hoc nonaligned movement of East Asian states seeking to avoid being entrapped by either Tokyo or Beijing. But should the United States’ security commitment to Japan weaken or be perceived by Tokyo as weakening, Japan may decide to move CLOSER to Beijing on regional issues and ultimately consider security arrangements that give China a de facto role in maintaining stability in ocean areas near Japan. One final consideration is if or when the United States and China move significantly toward political and security cooperation in the region, leading to US accommodation of a Chinese military presence in the region and a corresponding realignment or drawdown of US forces there, which so far seems to be the case. Tokyo almost certainly would follow the prevailing trend and move closer to Beijing to be included in regional security and political arrangements. Similarly, others in the region, including South Korea, Taiwan, and ASEAN members likely would follow such a US lead, putting further pressure on Tokyo to align its policies with those of the other countries in the region.

So the question: Is Abe going to set the stage in preparation of moving Japan more towards China as other countries in the region? That is slowly being playing out as a YES.

The states of China of the uninhabited islands that are controlled by Japan:http://www.diaoyudao.org.cn/jp/index.htm. The islands is under controlled by the two nations now.

@bjohnson23 Fantasize much? What US drawdown in the region? Ya know, at the end of WW2, it was really obvious which side Germany wanted to surrender to: the US. I am extremely confident Japan is in the same position.

Can't hurt.

Can't hurt? I wonder what happens to China's economy if China wouldn't behave. No choice is the word.

scipantheist,

Germany did NOT surrender to the US in 1945. Germany surrendered to the Allied Forces, including the U.S.A.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/07/germany-surrenders-allies-date-nazis-wwii_n_3230901.html

mgglifeMar. 06, 2015 - 02:44PM JST The states of China of the uninhabited islands that are controlled by Japan:http://www.diaoyudao.org.cn/jp/index.htm. >The islands is under controlled by the two nations now.

In your dreams. Let China land on the islands and see wat happens.

@OssanAmerica it is your dream, so you imaged it for me. I am dreaming someone or some nation stop lying.

it is not necessary to land on those uninhabitable rocks that you cant stay there overnight. The daily air incursions into from Chinese military or special services that alarmed the Japanese to scramble with their fighters in the air is good enough to maintain a tensioned atmosphere as preliminary results actions before talks between their bureaucrats. You know there wont be any fruitful results at the end.

Elephant is right. In the end, China has the ace of spades & the Japan-China security talks will bear no fruit.