Singapore Prime Minister Encourages U.S. Role in Asia

[Aepsilons]

China to counter hegemonial alliance viz Japan+USA and to destroy revival of Japanese Imperialism

What Imperialism ?

Japan has not invaded any country.

But our boys are ready to lend a helping hand.

 

[Place Of Space]

USA wants what China, and everyone else wants in Asia. That is peace in Asia.
US role is to ensure that China does not needlessly start a war with the other claimants of South China Sea.

US deal with Iraq well, then come to talk about peace in Asia. ISIS point all their middle fingers to US.

 

[Keel]

Lee urges Japan to come clean on WWII atrocities
KYODO, REUTERS

SINGAPORE – Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has urged Japan to admit to its misdeeds from World War II so it can play a more active role in the region.

“Japan needs to acknowledge past wrongs, and Japanese public opinion needs to be more forthright in rejecting the more outrageous interpretations of history by right-wing academics and politicians,” Lee said in a keynote speech at Friday’s opening of the Asia Security Summit conference, also known as the Shangri-La Dialogue.

“Japan has already expressed remorse or apologies for the war in general terms,” he said. “But on specific issues like the ‘comfort women’ and the Nanjing Massacre, its positions have been less unequivocal.” (edit: and Chemical weapons the UNit 731 Unit 731 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ; imperial money etc)

He observed that even though this year is the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII, it “continues to cast a shadow over relations between the old adversaries, in particular between Japan and its neighbors China and Korea.”

“After 70 years, it is past the time to put this history behind us properly, like the Europeans have done. This requires statesmanship and largeness of spirit on both sides.”

While Beijing and Seoul do not think Tokyo has done enough to atone for the suffering caused by its aggression, Lee urged them to “accept Japan’s acknowledgements and not demand that Japan apologize over and over again.”

“The history of the war should not be used to put Japan on the defensive or to perpetuate enmities to future generations,” he said. “Such a reconciliation will also help Japan to become a normal country if it wishes to be.”

Concerning the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, he expressed hope that Japan and the United States will eventually join it. The two countries have not joined the launch of the bank for now due to concerns about its transparency and impact on existing financial institutions like the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank.

Lee went on to say that although most Southeast Asian countries want Japan to play a more active regional role, they are also wary of the possibility of being embroiled in the rivalry between Tokyo and Beijing.

“They will welcome a resolution of the war issues, as they themselves have done between themselves and Japan,” he said.

The annual Asia Security Summit opened on Friday evening with unabating tension over the South China Sea territorial disputes expected to take center stage, security analysts say.

In reference to the disputes, Lee urged China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to come up with a code of conduct on the South China Sea at the earliest opportunity, while warning against an outbreak of violence in the waters.

“But even if we avoid a physical clash, if the outcome is determined on the basis of ‘might is right,’ it will set a bad precedent,” he said.

Defense ministers from major powers and regional countries have gathered in Singapore to discuss security issues of concern to the region at the three-day forum, which was organized by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies.

The speakers include defense ministers or military chiefs from the United States, Japan, China, Indonesia, India, Cambodia, Britain, New Zealand, Germany, Australia and Singapore.

On Saturday, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani, who is representing Japan at the security forum, warned in his speech that land reclamation projects in the South China Sea risked plunging the region into disorder and urged nations, including China, to behave responsibly.

“If we leave any unlawful situation unattended, order will soon turn to disorder, and peace and stability will collapse,” Nakatani said. “I hope and expect all the countries, including China, to behave as a responsible power.”

Tensions have risen in the South China Sea in recent months over China’s construction of artificial islands as it tries to assert its claim to the potentially energy-rich waters around the Spratly archipelago. The Spratlys are claimed by half a dozen countries including the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam and China.

Nakatani proposed what he dubbed the “Shangri-La Dialogue Initiative,” three measures to bolster maritime and air safety in the region, including round-the-clock monitoring of airspace by ASEAN members.

Lee urges Japan to come clean on WWII atrocities | The Japan Times

 

[Place Of Space]

What Imperialism ?

Japan has not invaded any country.

But our boys are ready to lend a helping hand.

Help yousevles, Japani guys, colony of America. Asian's shame nowadays.

 

[Keel]

What Imperialism ?

Japan has not invaded any country.

But our boys are ready to lend a helping hand.

what hegemony that we have?
China has not fired a cracker in SCS during the past 3 - 4 decades
Our engineers are having land reclamation on our islands

Ancient Chinese Art of Paper Folding

 

[Aepsilons]

what hegemony that we have?
China has not fired a cracker in SCS during the past 3 - 4 decades
Our engineers are having land reclamation on our islands

Ancient Chinese Art of Paper Folding

Japan , the United States and Singapore are precious friends.

LTC Tan Wei Min briefing Commander, US 3rd Fleet, VADM Richard W. Hunt, RADM Chew Men Leong, an Commander Escort Flotilla One from the JMSDF, RADM Yamashita Kazuki, in the RSS Supreme's CIC.

Japani guys

We are friends and partners.

 

[xudoai]

Mr. Lee is smart .

 

[Keel]

Japan , the United States and Singapore are precious friends.

LTC Tan Wei Min briefing Commander, US 3rd Fleet, VADM Richard W. Hunt, RADM Chew Men Leong, an Commander Escort Flotilla One from the JMSDF, RADM Yamashita Kazuki, in the RSS Supreme's CIC.

We are friends and partners.

Who cares? That is your business as long as you dont infringe on our core interests

Ancient Chinese Art of Paper Folding

 

[Aepsilons]

Who cares? That is your business as long as you dont infringe on our core interests

Ancient Chinese Art of Paper Folding

We will be around SCS to help make sure no one shoots at anyone, as well as ensure freedom of navigation through the SCS.

 

[Keel]

We will be around SCS to help make sure no one shoots at anyone, as well as ensure freedom of navigation through the SCS.

No body will stop you as long as our core interest is kept intact and be guarded by our boys!
You will be under our radars too. For sure!

Ancient Chinese Horticulture - Penzai

 

[Viet]

You paid tributes, what do you mean? Do you every research tributes system? It's a kind of trading system actually. Becuase in the past, Qing govt don't allow private bussiness trading. But all neighors want to trade with China, so emperor appointe and allow certain foreign country and group to enter China and trade.

Paying tributes to China means accepting China dominance and hegemony. Formally.

No, it is not about bilateral trades in the first place. trading with China. that came after signing the tribute treaty. for example, the treaty between the Qing and the Nguyen dictated how many times Vietnam had to pay tributes and what occasions (every two years plus some important events such as the birthday of the Emperor, etc...). Vietnam had no choice but accepted it. otherwise China did not accept the legitimacy of the Viet Emperor, and a chinese invasion could be as result at the end of the day. Vietnam continued paying tributes, even in times of chaos, during the French conquest, resulting to colonization of Vietnam, and Qing serial military defeats in China.

The tribute treaty ended with the downfall of the Qing. when the Qing eases to exist.

It's not a secret, Qing supported Le dynasty, but Le dynasty was overthrewed by Nguyen dynasty. Le's royal family took refugee in China, Nguyen emperor complain China. At the same time, France arrived there, so Nguyen invite them to help. When Vietnam felt France's ambition, return again to ask for China's help. It's too late, France already established influences and military bases in Vietnam. And China at that time already lost the ability fighting in all directions, we have Russia in the north, and Japan/UK in the east. This is the history around 1800-1850.

true. But the Qing was obliged to assist Vietnam. but she didn´t. when China did, it was too little, too late.

 

[Aepsilons]

No body will stop you as long as our core interest is kept intact and be guarded by our boys!
You will be under our radars too. For sure!

Likewise.

Getsugetsukasuimokugingun

 

[Place Of Space]

Paying tributes to China means accepting China dominance and hegemony. Formally.

No, it is not about bilateral trades in the first place. trading with China. that came after signing the tribute treaty. for example, the treaty between the Qing and the Nguyen dictated how many times Vietnam had to pay tributes and what occasions (every two years plus some important events such as the birthday of the Emperor, etc...). Vietnam had no choice but accepted it. otherwise China did not accept the legitimacy of the Viet Emperor, and a chinese invasion could be as result at the end of the day. Vietnam continued paying tributes, even in times of chaos, during the French conquest, resulting to colonization of Vietnam, and Qing serial military defeats in China.

The tribute treaty ended with the downfall of the Qing. when the Qing eases to exist.

true. But the Qing was obliged to assist Vietnam. but she didn´t. when China did, it was too little, too late.

About tribute system, your knowlege is incorrect. The basis is that China don't persuade private trading. You said the defence responsiblity is a by-production or one part of the system. That's the reason in the ancient, China called Japan-Satsuma parite, China and Japan didn't have tribute treaty after Ming dynasty, China didn't allow Japanese to trade with Chinese, so considered that illegal trading, actually Japanese were normal business men.
For some neighoring country, they want the tribute trading EVERY year, because they long for the goods, but China advise trading one time per five years, even 10 years. Yeah, according to today's logic, it's very weird, but in Qing, the emperor just didn't like private trading, and want to control trading in official level. Qing also restrict European business men and ban them learn Chinese language. That's also one reason why China fell behind after industrial revolution, because without private trading, China lack the direct knowledge of European development.
Why and how this system formed, it has very long tradition and complicated reasons, hard to explain clearly by sentences.

 

[Kyle Sun]

Singapore is under the umbrella of both the JMSDF and the United States Navy. Any country that would threaten Singapore would be pulverized by both Japan and the United states.

please under the umbrella of usa.
JMSDF evevn can not protect japanvery well . russian pilots always like to circle japan. Japan is the side kick of usa, you are under the umbrella of usa,keep that inmind.

We will be around SCS to help make sure no one shoots at anyone, as well as ensure freedom of navigation through the SCS.

lol,so it isyour turn to play the word police now?

 

[Keel]

what alliance? don't elevate japs. any normal nation would not align with a country who droped atomic bombs on its soil and ocupied it with troops thereafter.

to be precise, their relationship is just master and slave. japan already become a enuch under US' manipulation.

then just add "alliance" to whatever relationship that they have established like what you've said please or you can ignore it altogether. I am very liberal on this

@Nihonjin1051 some postive rating for this cultured Chinese gentleman's post

That is what Indians are best for