blaze524 said...

blaze524 at 09:02 PM JST - 6th May

JoeBigs: "But one has to ask the question, why does Hong Kong have it's own currency? Why not move away from the Hong Kong dollar to the mighty Chinese Yuan?"

This has to do with China's stated policy of leaving HK to govern itself for 50 years after the British…

Posted in Aso urges China to follow peaceful path, not trigger concerns at 09:02 PM JST - 6th May
blaze524 at 09:01 PM JST - 6th May

JoeBigs: "Let us say Japan pulled out of China and moved it's companies operation to Vietnam. Then China's economy would plummet and fall back into decay." [Emphasis added]

I have a several issues with this comment. Firstly, "plummet and fall back into decay" implies some sort of rapid change in…

Posted in Aso urges China to follow peaceful path, not trigger concerns at 09:01 PM JST - 6th May
blaze524 at 08:57 PM JST - 6th May

JoeBig:

I smell some rather disingenuous backpedaling going on. Let's take a look at the comments both you and MikeSato made.

MikeSato:

"So where's your proof on this conspiracy theory of yours? Also, where's your proof that Japan's economy is 3x the size of China's?"

JoeBig: "*Firstly I was placing…

Posted in Aso urges China to follow peaceful path, not trigger concerns at 08:57 PM JST - 6th May
blaze524 at 05:46 AM JST - 25th April

OssanAmerica:

Since when is Japan "all of Asia". Was there an agreement between all the Asian nations to make Japan their representative?

Who said anything about "owning"? Clearly, you're making things up as you go along.

Posted in China announces visit by Aso at 05:46 AM JST - 25th April
blaze524 at 08:44 AM JST - 22nd April

OssanAmerica:

Let me get this straight, you propose to replace the only country in the world that has even a smidgen of leverage with North Korea (that is China) with a country that has virtually no leverage with ANY nation (Vietnam).

I was aware that you were anti-China but I…

Posted in Japan, Vietnam discuss denuclearizing Korean Peninsula at 08:44 AM JST - 22nd April
blaze524 at 05:13 AM JST - 3rd April

Just a little an addendum to Taniwha's comment.

The IMF's structural adjustment policies have been disastrous in the majority of cases in which it has been forced upon a country. I say forced because these desperate countries have no one to turn to but the World Bank and IMF when…

Posted in Developing countries want say in world finance at 05:13 AM JST - 3rd April
blaze524 at 04:24 AM JST - 1st April

Taniwha:

US supremacy and hegemony, though arguably waning, is not dead. The US is still responsible for 49% (2008 figures) of the world's defense spending. This figure alone indicates that the US is in a constant state of accumulating new technology and replacing its old, obsolete hardware.

You state that…

Posted in U.S. questions growing Chinese military power at 04:24 AM JST - 1st April
blaze524 at 06:58 AM JST - 30th March

It never ceases to amaze me how OssanAmerica can continually take a complicated issue and reduce it to black and white terms. Your approach with the constant, cheap one liners (which you no doubt think is clever) has all the nuance and subtlety of a sledgehammer.

I'm not even sure…

Posted in China marks 50 years of direct control over Tibet at 06:58 AM JST - 30th March
blaze524 at 06:50 AM JST - 28th March

Let's put this criticism in perspective.

According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, world military spending in 2007 breaks down thus:

"The USA is responsible for 45 per cent of the world total, distantly followed by the UK, China, France, and Japan each with 4 to 5 per cent…

Posted in U.S. questions growing Chinese military power at 06:50 AM JST - 28th March
blaze524 at 02:28 PM JST - 21st March

"China is a dictatorship that censors free thought" So what is your point? This is not new information. Are they not allowed to release animated movies? Or do you automatically assume that the animated movies they release will be pro-CCP.

Your argument against the Chinese showcasing the animation at a…

Posted in Chinese gov't promotes animated films at Tokyo event at 02:28 PM JST - 21st March