Japans ruling party backers seek Taiwan-India China foil

[Goodperson]

Abe's LDP backers seek Taiwan-India China foil

Some 20 Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers who see China as a threat will form a parliamentary league to push closer ties with Taiwan and India, possibly in May, LDP sources said Saturday.

Members of the planned group, mainly junior and midranked LDP lawmakers, apparently aim to counter moves by pro-China groups within the LDP, the sources said.

The LDP's pro-China ranks, including former Secretary General Koichi Kato and others critical of Abe, are trying to form another group by bringing together three like-minded camps.

To counter the move, Keiji Furuya, a House of Representatives member, and other lawmakers who have similar stances to Abe's are expected to be key members of the new group that is seen as anti-China, the sources said.

Known for his hawkish diplomatic stance toward China before he took office, Abe quickly visited the country in an apparent fence-mending gesture.

As prime minister, Abe said in a policy speech in January that he will continue taking a proactive and more assertive approach in foreign policy and strengthen ties with countries, apparently excluding China, that share Japan's same basic values, including freedom and democracy.

LDP Policy Research Council Chairman Shoichi Nakagawa, who has termed China a "threat" because of its military spending, will become the group's senior adviser. In a Saturday speech in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Nakagawa said: "(Chinese) President Hu Jintao should visit Japan first (before Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao), and hold exchanges with Prime Minister Abe, and perhaps with the Imperial family as well. Only then can we establish Japan-China relations on equal grounds."

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[Adux]

I hope the Japanese can put some light into our chimcom politicians

 

[Cheetah786]

I Cant see japan being able to counter china.that ship sailed long time ago.

 

[Contrarian]

You will see China fight for influence against India though. That is why Japan is trying for closer ties with us.

 

[kvLin]

Know more about Keiji Furuya and Shoichi Nakagawa.

Both men had ever been heros in bowdlerising the ## textbook to avoid scandals,and the latter even denied the militarists' crime of Comfort Women.

 

[Adux]

KvLin,

This board doesnt allow Racist words, Negro, Bhindian, ****, Jap etc . Action will taken by the Admins who are very strict on this .
I dont understand the whole concept of Saying sorry for what my forefathers or ancestors did etc.

Like an American Friend told me once, " I will happily apologize for slavery, but just make sure that I get some do some whipping before I start apologizing."

Its very similar to killing the Son for his father murdering someone else.

 

[kvLin]

Apology and disavowal.
do you have to mix up the two concepts?

I bet you have no idea at all what they were trying to avoid in their textbook,and how many countries had suffered the Comfort Women pain.Coz people like you never care about a real universal history.

 

[Goodperson]

Apology and disavowal.
do you have to mix up the two concepts?

I bet you have no idea at all what they were trying to avoid in their textbook,and how many countries had suffered the Comfort Women pain.Coz people like you never care about a real universal history.

I don't understand this I was in tokyo for 3 yrs I could'nt understand why chinese and koreans were crying foul not mention of some Japanese atrocities in Japanese 8th std history books.

Chinese and koreans still leave in history.

 

[kvLin]

Goodperson,

Among all disputes upon this matter,It is not that China cries out constantly against Japan for repeating apologies,but that China urges the Japanese government to envisage history.

And now the apology comes fitly again on yesterday:

TOKYO, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Monday apologized "as the prime minister" to the wartime sex slaves.
Abe renewed his vow to stick to a 1993 statement. ·"... I apologize for the fact that they were placed in this situation at the time," Abe said.

 

[Adux]

Apology and disavowal.
do you have to mix up the two concepts?

I bet you have no idea at all what they were trying to avoid in their textbook,and how many countries had suffered the Comfort Women pain.Coz people like you never care about a real universal history.

So they dont accept it, are they not the fools then. Why bother.
Japanese have apologized enough, as far as I am concerned,

 

[aviator]

I Cant see japan being able to counter china.that ship sailed long time ago.

Japan has a higher defence expenditure than China and better Navy in comparison to china till now .Now they feel threatened by growing chinese military. Last yr Japan made MoD too and if they want they can rise back and US will fully support them but I dont think they have any offensive plans rather it will create arms race between both countries , main fight between china , korea and japan is that of economy right now.

 

[kvLin]

Japan has a higher defence expenditure than China and better Navy in comparison to china till now .Now they feel threatened by growing chinese military. Last yr Japan made MoD too and if they want they can rise back and US will fully support them but I dont think they have any offensive plans rather it will create arms race between both countries , main fight between china , korea and japan is that of economy right now.

True thing.

The collisions are symbolistic pose, whoever seeks war-making capabilities doesn't really take it as chief solution. It's all but politic.