Hilary did change her tone over the weekend on sideline of the APEC meeting in Vladivostok where she called for restraints of her two allies in the disputes. There's no doubt the US can influence Japan in the Diaoyu disputes, the question is whether it's in her interest for these two former enemies to become friends. I think she'll rein in Tokyo a bit but let the disputes continue indefinitely. LOL, the paternalistic days of the US are gone and now the only important thing for her is self interest- divide and rule.
Oops, General Timetravel is here!
I ask you and other readers to read the post# 11 in the thread posted below:
http://www.defence.pk/forums/world-...apan-not-guilty-tokyo-trials.html#post3387461
It is neither in Japan's interests nor in US interests not to provoke China or force the Chinese govt to take military steps. For Japan, it will an opportunity to show a mirror to China and avenge for what China did to Japan in the past. It is not Japan's day because whatever Japan will say will be believed by the world just like what China said was believed by the world in the pre-1941 days. Now Japanese will tell China, "So, how does it feel now? Remember, you were stabbing us in those days because the wind was on your side? Well the wind is now on our side." The weapon system you used against us will now be used against you and the weapon system is US military machine.
For USA, it is high time to invade and occupy China because the more it will delay, the more China will be powerful to be contained. USA has huge amount of Chinese reserves, well, USA will simply freeze it, so will the US allies just like how USA froze all the Japanese assets in USA on July 25, 1941 followed by Britain and Netherlands. US will many so many things which will force China to take military steps. Pentagon will calculate how they could maneuver the Chinese into the position of firing the first shot without allowing too much danger to US.
On November 25 Henry L. Stimson, United States Secretary of War noted in his diary that he had discussed with US President Franklin D. Roosevelt the severe likelihood that Japan was about to launch a surprise attack, and that the question had been "how we should maneuver them [the Japanese] into the position of firing the first shot without allowing too much danger to ourselves." [Bruce Cumings, "Parallax Visions: Making Sense of American-East Asian Relations," Duke, 1999, p. 47]
On 26 November 1941 (Showa 16), the United States delivered a note to Japan from Secretary of State Cordell Hull (the so-called "Hull Note"), which Japan took to be a de-facto ultimatum.
Just like how after rejecting Japanese proposals on negotiations, the U.S. Secretary of State, Cordell Hull, submitted the American terms, which effectively represented the Roosevelt's administration increasing hard-line, and which came to be seen in Japan as an outright ultimatum on November 26, 1941, China's proposals for negotiation will simply be rejected this time. And a similar note like Hull Note (will it be Hillary Note this time?) will be delivered to China.
1. The Hull Note ultimatum to Japan called for Japanese troops' withdrawal from French Indochina. The Hillary Note ultimatum to China may call for withdrawal from Sansha, the newly established Chinese city in the South China sea.
2. The Hull Note ultimatum to Japan called for Japanese recognition of Chiang Kai Shek govt in China. The Hillary Note ultimatum to China may ask China to recognize Dalai Lama govt in Tibet.
3. The Hull Note ultimatum to Japan asked Japan to end all bilateral ties to Germany and Italy. The Hillary Note ultimatum to China may ask China to end all diplomatic bilateral ties to North Korea and Iran.
4. The Hull Note ultimatum to Japan called for stabilization of the yen-dollar exchange. The Hillary Note ultimatum to China may call for a stabilization of the yuan-dollar exchange.
5. The Hull Note ultimatum to Japan called for US being treated as the most favored nation by Japan. The Hillary Note ultimatum to China may calle for US being treated as the most favored nation by China.
6. The Hillary Note ultimatum may also ask China to buy oil only from US companies, allow US troops to be stationed in China just like Japan etc etc.
China will not accept these terms and war will begin.