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  ChessGMSep. 18, 2012 - 09:46AM JST

  @ GregoryHaruko:

  *"Taiwan and probably also Koreas and ASEAN countries will support China"**

  You mean the same countries China has threatened with military force over the past 3 months?? Do you pay attention to the news?

  Taiwan has already started negotiations with Japan over the islands to share fisheries and other resources.

  Posted in: China pushes Japan with sea claims, trade threats

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  ChessGMSep. 18, 2012 - 09:43AM JST

  The spark that will set this off are the raven crazed Chinese trying to land on the islands again. China will find a excuse to attack, they'll be bounced back by Japanese and US forces and the US military will build a permanent radar base on the islands.

  NO way China wins a foothold on the Pacific.

  Posted in: China pushes Japan with sea claims, trade threats

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  ChessGMSep. 15, 2012 - 03:09AM JST

  Stop talking non-sense and spewing idiocies. Here you go, straight from the US Dept:

  http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2010/08/146001.htm

  MR. CROWLEY: The Senkaku Islands are under the administrative control of the Government of Japan. Article 5 states that the treaty applies to the territories under the administration of Japan. So that if you ask today would the treaty apply to the Senkaku Islands, the answer is yes.

  QUESTION: Yes. Okay.

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  China needs to create a controversy, particularly one that with nationalist/territorial dynamics. This is the trademark of the CP since Mao. That makes the Chinese Army generals feel good about their job, and it allows the CP to solidify its base among the huge masses of unemployed and impoverished folks.

  Posted in: 6 Chinese ships spotted near disputed isles

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  ChessGMSep. 15, 2012 - 02:45AM JST

  @ Dog

  *I wish the US **would **make their stance clear, so that we can stop all this territorial nonsense, on the Japanese side at least.*

  The US has made their position clear. It could not be clearer: the pivot to Asia. We have invested billions of dollars in the deployment of troops and armament, new bases, and the plans are way underway. What do you think we are doing so? To nab illegal fishermen?

  Hồ Chí Minh said it best: "I'd rather smell American sht, than Chinese sht"....and soon thereafter Vietnam was attacked by China. The region's leaders have always been had to keep an eye on China, particularly now with China on the prowl for natural resources. In the 70's, China tested the Russian resolve to defend their ally, Vietnam. If China wants to test the US resolve to defend a US ally, let them go ahead.

  Only a fool would believe that the US and other allies are sitting on the fence watching this from afar. China knows it's playing with fire.

  Posted in: 6 Chinese ships spotted near disputed isles

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  ChessGMSep. 04, 2012 - 01:41PM JST

  @ Nigelboy:

  I agree. It's time to teach the brainwashed citizens of Korea who have just one government authorized textbook despite calling themselves a democracy.

  Your comment is right on target. South Korea has for decades operated as a "democracy" in name only. In reality, as shown by various South Korean scholars in the US and UK, South Korea has been a model dictatorship of business interests, and a repressive social and economic system. South Korea's business, government and military interests are deeply interwoven, and have become increasingly formidable in their expansion for capital growth. This is an issue that does not get lost among US diplomats; South Korea is what Japan was in the run to WW2: a non-democratic nation, controlled by an expanding military, and business interests caught in a cycle of profit decline. The bait of "resource nationalism" (the territorial issue with Japan) is but an excuse to expand and dominate through the use of its military, as evidenced recently in the actions of the SK prime minister. Again, this is an issue that does not get lost with US diplomats, and US military folks.

  As I stated in a previous comment in this paper about the low rates of Japanese popularity in South Korea--however they are measured and whatever they mean, I don't think that Japanese have anything to worry about. Their image across the globe, in my circles of finance and academia, Japanese professionals, people and students are well respected. I wish I could say the same for most South Koreans. I became involved on issues of South Korea, in my previous employment, during the Asian economic crisis in '97. Although I was living and working in South America at the time, it was not difficult to see the impact of the Asian crisis in various Latin American cities: large numbers of South Korean illegal immigrants. It was obvious, and it continues to this day, that South Korea, in a change of policy, began to send out desirables and undesirables out of their country--for decades SK controlled these impoverished populations by means of the KCIA and prisons. We call these folks, Pusanitos, playing on the term, Marielitos --the Cuban equivalent for getting rid of undesirable (troublemakers, poor, intelligentsia, etc) populations. To this day you find them from Mexico City to Argentina and across Africa...and continue to arrive by bunches. This does two things for the SK government: 1. It alleviates social and economic pressures 2. Those migrant populations send remittances to their relatives in SK, foreign exchange. One prominent SK academic jokes that Korea's largest exports are--in this order: prostitutes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ProstitutioninSouth_Korea) , adoptees, followed by the excess of mediocre PhD's and other professionals, wealthy Chaebol owners living in their estates in Rancho Palos Verdes, and religious nuts.

  In short, they export their externalities to live as leeches in other countries and far away lands. This goes beyond chartering monthly flights to bring pregnant Korean women to give birth in clinics established in Los Angeles (Korea Town). Even in Guam, 2 days ago, ICE found a house where a SK family was running the same scheme: Korean pregnant tourists would stay and give birth to US Citizens--check the local paper. The problem posed by SK immigrants in South America and in Africa have an impact on local populations, already living in poverty, and on the environment. It certainly poses a challenge to folks working to improve the lives of local populations, --the shady business practices of South Korean communities and their interests in these places run contrary to the interests of local communities, and are an impediment to economic development. My former boss, Dr. Kim, now the head of the WB, has brought this issue to the attention of the SK government. He has encountered this very issue in his work in Haiti, Peru and Bolivia. Needless to say, Koreans, whether those are building KIA's in Sao Paulo, operating a sweatshop in the middle of a protected forest in Panama, proselytizing in South Africa, or running a prostitution ring in Mexico City; they are not well liked, and are seen by local newspapers and local populations as leeches and a source of unwanted practices. I wonder what the SK government would do, if these folks were contained at home putting (social and economic) pressure on their own government?

  Posted in: S Korea, Japan suspend military exchange program

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  ChessGMAug. 31, 2012 - 01:37PM JST

  "But the Japan banning Samsung is not really a serious blow for Samsung."

  Don't kid yourself, losing their case was a serious blow. I bet Mr. Sung is having sleepless nights. Their reputation as makers of cheap knock-offs is now reinforced. Moreover, their stock price is in shatters. I prefer android over Mac OS, but Samsung is not android. I prefer not to use or own stolen objects, ideas and knock-off products.

  What is presently more serious is the injunction, currently before Judge Koh. If Judge Koh, as expected to rule, upholds the injunction and prohibits Samsung from selling their junk, Samsung will become irrelevant, and rightly so.

  Posted in: Tokyo court rejects Apple patent claim against Samsung

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  ChessGMAug. 12, 2012 - 01:30PM JST

  **@edhan: **

  It is Stanford, not Standford. Moreover, the Stanford documents, posted by Farmboy, show that legal experts side with Japan's claims of ownership over the Dokdo.

  Posted in: Japan recalls envoy from Seoul over Lee's visit to disputed islands

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  ChessGMAug. 12, 2012 - 12:53PM JST

  Imagine the outrage and sense of victimization all across Korea if a Japanese player had displayed such a sign.

  Posted in: S Korean soccer player barred from medal ceremony over political message

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  ChessGMAug. 10, 2012 - 01:34AM JST

  Android does not equal Samsung. As a matter of fact, Samsung is already falling behind on the updated version of Android. Expect Motorola, owned by Google to carry the new technology.

  Samsung clones and bundles stuff, they do not develop it.

  As for Samsung v Apple, here is a guide from the court proceedings on how Samsung clones iphones--quite illustrative.

  http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-samsungs-step-by-step-guide-for-how-to-copy-an-iphone-2012-8?op=1#ixzz233oMebGShttp://www.businessinsider.com/heres-samsungs-step-by-step-guide-for-how-to-copy-an-iphone-2012-8?op=1

  Posted in: Samsung exec 'offended' by Apple rip-off claim

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  ChessGMAug. 10, 2012 - 12:25AM JST

  **@Websterhuron: **

  This recent Economist article also covers essentially the same analysis, explaining how the Japanese electronics companies have fallen off so quickly:

  Japanese and European companies spend heavily in research and development, for this see the Financial Times from August 8, 2012. Korean companies, cars and electronics do not; instead, they clone the parts and then start selling it as their own.

  Posted in: S Korea hates Japan more than N Korea, Gallup Poll reveals

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  ChessGMAug. 08, 2012 - 06:00AM JST

  **Websterhuron: **

  Hyundai/Kia has globally overtaken every Japanese auto manufacturer except Toyota.*

  You are delusional. Hyundai/Kia cars are much cheaper and of lower quality. Their cars are the lowest priced autos at any price range and yet, they can't even make a dent in the market http://online.wsj.com/mdc/public/page/2_3022-autosales.html

  Much like other Korean industries, they don't invest in development. They steal/borrow the design of other car makers. The Kia looks just like the Subaru Tribeca from 2009. The Elantra is a cheap version of a Nissan Maxima from 2007.

  Korea makes the cheap stuff we used to buy from Taiwan years ago. They can't do that forever...they already have the lowest wages in the developing world. The so called economic recovery in Korea, previously known as the Economic (paper) Tiger, has been paved with low and oppressive working conditions. Why do you think Korea siphons much of their impoverished population out of the country?? How much longer can they hold it and remain competitive? 3-5 years max...China will crush them.

  Posted in: S Korea hates Japan more than N Korea, Gallup Poll reveals

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  ChessGMAug. 07, 2012 - 02:11PM JST

  **@ Utrak: **

  t has been since 1950, that Chinese, Japanese, South Korean and Taiwanese peoples have been growing in population in South American. Visiting Brazil does not I repeat does not require people from the following countries to abtain a visa.

  Citizens of the following countries DO NOT need a visa to travel to Brazil for tourism purposes.

  Not true. Do a google search with the following terms: "korean illegal immigration in Brazil" and let me know what you find.

  The Brazilian govt has done several amnesties since the 1980's to legalize the bunch of Korean illegal immigrants. I worked in Brazil for the IMF at the height of the Asian Economic Crisis in 1997 and you could see the impact of the crisis in the number of Korean immigrants arriving daily. Brazil cancelled the visa program and also revoked Korean Airlines route to Brazil. It was recently that Brazil and Korea entered the visa program again, and Korean Airlines was allowed to fly to Brazil.

  Posted in: S Korea hates Japan more than N Korea, Gallup Poll reveals

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  ChessGMAug. 05, 2012 - 12:41PM JST

  @Pukey2:

  • So, my Japanese friends, don't feel so bad, nobody outside Korea likes Koreans anyway.*

  But they sure like Korea's mobile phones and other electrical goods!

  Most everyone likes cheap stuff, particularly in times of economic crisis. At one time Taiwan produced this junk. It is not like Korea is developing the technology ...they are re-producing it at cheaper rates.

  Posted in: S Korea hates Japan more than N Korea, Gallup Poll reveals

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  ChessGMAug. 05, 2012 - 12:17PM JST

  So South Koreans don't like the Japanese...well, that is not news but I don't see how this is major news. In my experience traveling and working across various continents I've found that most people I ran across really don't like Koreans. In the past 15 years, a large (illegal) migration of South Koreans has and continues to descend in various South American countries, particularly Brazil. They are like leeches...even when the Brazilian govt stopped issuing visas to Korean citizens, they filtered in through neighbor countries. In Mexico, and also in the US, Koreans have the eye of law enforcement (do a wiki check on it for sources) for importing large numbers of Korean women to work as prostitutes. In Africa, South Koreans (mostly the Bible touting kind) are second in the rank of despised migrant groups; the Chinese are first, they are real parasites. So, my Japanese friends, don't feel so bad, nobody outside Korea likes Koreans anyway.

  Posted in: S Korea hates Japan more than N Korea, Gallup Poll reveals