kolinsky
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wow. cool bro. Good to know you served your country. So in Japan the government helps finance education for those who served, that's great. It does help attract skilled youths as well.
What's that bro?
The future is unpredictable, this is true, and the rise of threats to our interests (Asia-Pacific) are asymmetrical in nature. This is why it is important to have the mechanisms in place to address any emergencies. This is why I am very satisfied in Abe's decision to re-interpret Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution, tho I am in the position that Abe should have just simply amended it. Nevertheless, his decision serves the same purpose.
Now, let me re-address my prior points:
1) I believe that Japan is intertwined to China due to economic and cultural reasons. Japan is probably more alike to China than any other country (well, besides Korea). Despite historical transgressions on Japan's part , the cultural links cannot be ignored. Even the Confucian ethic that is pervasive in Japanese and Chinese societies -- cannot be ignored. Trade will continue to increase between our two countries -- and as it stands, the bilateral trade between Japan and China is the largest in the region
2) Japan will retain (in the forseable future) her strategic relationship with the United States
3) Japan's defense modernization and defense expenditure is purely on a defensive nature. We don't even have a first strike initiative , and we have implemented a "no offensive" doctrine in the three branches of the SDF. Action can only take place after an attack -- this is bedrock of JSDF doctrine of national defense. (Tho there are elements in the SDF brass that would like to remove this).
You should say some thing that other people can believe you.
For your first point, I am agree about that.
The second point. I am doubt about that, because ambitious of japanese can be reached only when japan defeats US. Japan is an ambitious country, you are not write innocent rabbits.
The third point, I think no body will believe that. K2 from Korea, I will believe them, they are purely on a defensive nature. Type 10? It is designed for airlifting. If Japan has no offencive tendency, type 10 should be heavier. Soryu submarine has a very large operating range, that is offencive. The max depth of Soryu is also not for the near sea of Japan, also not for the near sea of China. Not talking about the carriers built in Japan, obviously they are not for the 1000 km region. In this region they are almost useless. The question is where do you want to apply them? Who far away is your defence line? 2000,4000 km? So, i donot believe it, not against you, but your government. What are japs planning for? I think the worries of @sincity is meaningful. The target of Japan is USA.
re interpret the 9th constitution is a very bad starting. I mean, what for a collective self defense? All your protential allies are allies of USA. When japan wants to apply collective self defense and USA does not, that will break the alliance between japan and USA. After the re interpretion, there are two HQs in japan USA alliance,whether this situation forms a competition between 2 HQs in the future is a very interesting thing. At the same time Abe announced that the japan is not a part under command of USA, which breaks the balance in last 70 years. I was astonished that USA support japan's decision. Yes, it is a way to tie down China, but the cost is very high. I think the americans will find this fact sooner or later. Obama government is always so stupid.
Maybe, japan will gain independence in 20 years by the HQ competition, that means your second point is impracticable and there are some small wars or conflicts that japan will be invovled. For the independence part, I am pro this, though our government plays a double standard here. All countries should be independent including japan, As the second outcome, I think the re-interpretion unlocked japan as a un-occupied zone in the future, unless japan is itself very strong, otherwise japan has a great risk to be reoccupied.
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