If Japan lost Senkaku, it would lose a significant portion of of its frontline defense. Moreover, a weak-kneed response will lead to similar results in other fields.
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Hideshi Takesada, a Japanese professor of Asian Studies at Yonsei University of South Korea and a former researcher at Japan’s National Institute for Defense Studies. He says a a rising tide of nationalism in Japan could yet push the officially pacifist government into confrontation with China. (AFP)
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AlternateUniverse
Just another dirty politician using fear and nonsense to get attention and votes at the expense of the well being of the people.
Define a weak kneed response to this. Japan has returned the protesters and their boat, like they would return trespassing children and their soccer ball to their parents. Being adult about this is hardly weak kneed. But some people are so immature they can only see a violent angry response as being tough enough, and politicians like this know that simple, immature ideas sell well when you are pushed fear on everybody.
Japan is not about to lose the Senkakus. And even if they did there is still plenty of ocean and American Navy between China and Japan.
Some Chinese guys landed on an empty island in the middle of nowhere trying to make a political statement. Its going to happen again and again. So what? Freaking out will only hand them a victory. Down-playing it is the correct response as accepting this status quo will change nothing in reality.
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Thomas Anderson
If Japan lost Senkaku, then not a single damn would be given by the world...
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rranta
I wonder why all this interest in territory now. Gas, oil? it almost feels like somebody wants to expand their reach, without cost to their country. I think Japan shouldn't give an inch on this. It's there island, leave it alone.
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Tom Webb
Front line defense? Are there secret defense facilities on the islands? What is this idiot professor at Yonsei U saying? The islands are uninhabited that is reason it is contested for the possible riches under the water. Let Tokyo Governor Ishihara buy the rocks so that he can put people on it.
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