Sino-Japanese Tensions Rise

[xunzi]

Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's leader warned China on Sunday against forcibly changing the regional balance of power, as reports said Tokyo had scrambled fighter jets in response to Chinese military aircraft flying near Okinawa.

Verbal skirmishing between Asia's two biggest economies, who dispute ownership of an island chain, escalated as Beijing warned Tokyo that any hostile action in the skies against Chinese drones would be construed as an "act of war".

"We will express our intention as a state not to tolerate a change in the status quo by force. We must conduct all sorts of activities such as surveillance and intelligence for that purpose," Abe said in an address to the military.

"The security environment surrounding Japan is becoming increasingly severe. This is the reality," he said. "You will have to completely rid yourselves of the conventional notion that just the existence of a defence force could act as a deterrent."

Abe presided over an inspection of the military at which a US amphibious assault vehicle was displayed for the first time, an apparent sign of Japan's intention to strengthen its ability to protect remote islands.

The defence ministry plans to create a special amphibious unit to protect the southern islands and retake them in case of an invasion.

"There are concerns that China is attempting to change the status quo by force, rather than by rule of law," Abe earlier told the Wall Street Journal in an interview following a series of summits this month with regional leaders.



A Rising Sun flag flies in front of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) as he inspects troops of …
"But if China opts to take that path, then it won't be able to emerge peacefully," he said in the interview published Saturday.

"So it shouldn't take that path, and many nations expect Japan to strongly express that view. And they hope that as a result, China will take responsible action in the international community," Abe added.

On Sunday Jiji Press and Kyodo News reported that Japan had deployed jets for two days running in response to four Chinese military aircraft flying over international waters near the Okinawa island chain.

Two Y8 early-warning aircraft and two H6 bombers flew from the East China Sea to the Pacific Ocean and back again but did not violate Japan's airspace, the reports said.

The Japanese defence ministry was not immediately available for confirmation.

Japan's military is on increased alert as Tokyo and Beijing pursue a war of words over the disputed islands in the East China Sea that lie between Okinawa and Taiwan.

On Saturday China responded angrily after a report said Japan had drafted plans to shoot down foreign drones that encroach on its airspace if warnings to leave are ignored.



This file photo shows a Japan's Air Self-Defense Force F-15 fighter jet taking off from an air base …
Tokyo drew up the proposals after a Chinese military drone entered Japan's air defence identification zone near the disputed islands in the East China Sea last month, Kyodo said.

"We would advise relevant parties not to underestimate the Chinese military's staunch resolve to safeguard China's national territorial sovereignty," China's defence ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng said in comments posted on the ministry's website.

"If Japan takes enforcement measures such as shooting down aircraft, as it says it will, that would constitute a serious provocation, an act of war of sorts, and we would have to take firm countermeasures, and all consequences would be the responsibility of the side that caused the provocation."

Tokyo and Beijing both claim the small uninhabited islands in the East China Sea. Japan administers them and calls them the Senkakus. China refers to the islands as the Diaoyus.

One of Abe's first decisions as prime minister was to increase the defence budget for the first time in 11 years.

Tokyo also plans to hold a major air and sea exercise next month to bolster its ability to protect its remote islands.

In the Wall Street Journal interview, Abe said Japan had become too inward-looking over the past 15 years, but as it regains economic strength "we'd like to contribute more to making the world a better place".

The Journal said he made it clear that one way Japan would "contribute" would be countering China in Asia.
http://news.yahoo.com/japans-pm-warns-china-force-jets-scrambled-064532644.html
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It won't be long before we get to see our new PLA force going to war. ALL CHINESE BE PREPARE AND WE MUST STAND STRONG TOGETHER TO FIGHT THE JAP!

 

[UKBengali]

What on earth is Japan going to do to stop China dominating Asia?

China already has an economy 50% larger, from the same size only 3 years ago, and is now building an extra aircraft carrier, Type-095 SSNs and Type-052Ds en mass.

Japan needs to understand who the new dominant power in Asia will be soon and accept it peacefully, otherwise they will be taught a painful lesson.

 

[xunzi]

What we need is an assurance from the US to stay out so we can concentrate on fighting the Japanese One on One. We already start mobilizing our force and was prepare this time around, so I am very confident in my country ability to knock out the Japanese without foreign inference.

 

[xunzi]

Chinese drone training in line with international law, practice
Updated: 2013-10-27 01:07
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BEIJING - China said that the training and flight of its military aircraft, including drones, over relevant areas of the East China Sea are in line with international law and practice.
Defense Ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng made the remarks at a press briefing Saturday in response to a question on Japan's plan to shoot down drones that infringe into its airspace.

"Chinese aircraft have never infringed on other countries' airspace, and China never allows other countries' aircraft to infringe on China's airspace," Geng said.

Geng said that if Japan took the so called moves, it would be a severe provocation to China and an act of war, and China will take resolute measures to strike back. The Japanese side shall be responsible for the consequence.

Geng also said that on Oct. 23, a Japanese fishing boat sent a distress signal from a prohibited area in the Pacific where the Chinese navy was conducting shooting training.

 

[xunzi]

By the way, if China engages in a serious war with Japan. I will SWEAR to all of you Chinese that I will be heading back to China to participate in the hacking force to destabilizing the Japanese communication to give our PLA the best chance of winning the war! This is the best thing I can do to my beloved, motherly country!

 

[faisal6309]

Not again..

 

[xunzi]

That cunning USA will find this as an opportunity to weaken your nation...

Although i think war will not happen...

The key is to keep the US from militarily engage directly to distract our war effort. We can beat the Japanese in the 21st century!

War should be avoid but it is to be expected and prepared. This is as real as you can expect. One single shot to kill our drone in international airspace, we will mobilized and strike back at Japan.

 

[xunzi]

A few PLA solider image to keep our spirit and confidence in our brother army high!!

 

[cnleio]

Our DongFeng IRBM & ICBM will stop them.

(Numbers wrong)

 

[Hafizzz]

China: If Japan shoots down our drone then that will be considered “an act of war” by Beijing
http://www.1913intel.com/2013/10/27...-will-be-considered-an-act-of-war-by-beijing/

China said on Saturday that if Japan shot down Chinese drones, this would be considered “an act of war” by Beijing.

The statement was referring to reports that Mr Abe had approved defence plans that envisaged using air force planes to shoot down unmanned Chinese aircraft in Japanese airspace.

Another contentious issue between the two countries is the dispute over a group of islands.

The islands, in the East China Sea, are controlled by Tokyo, but claimed by Beijing.

But analysts say the nations’ rivalry reflects the power shift created by China’s meteoric economic and diplomatic rise while Japan has been mired in a two-decade economic slump.

China has already committed an act of war on Japan by attempting to steal the Senkaku Islands through stealth. Now the escalation continues with no end in sight short of war.

 

[Snomannen]

Japanese is currently doing what the Nazi Germany was doing, history will repeat itself.

 

[SQ8]

Lets keep the title much less provocative. However, as such history is testament that war rhetoric is good for distractions from problems facing the country. The last time Japan attacked China there was a possible economic trouble approaching with raw materials running out. Seems not too different this time around either(in a rough analogy sort of way). That being said, the Japanese may only be using rhetoric and at maximum we might see some close encounters between Drones and Aircraft with no fire exchanged. Abe may be acting quite belligerent right now but as such the only sort of conflict that the Japanese can afford is of statements and counter-statements. Neither side really wants war..

Maybe all it will be is each side making a statement of "Do not DARE cross this line, or EVIL will rain down upon you!". .
and that is pretty much it.

 

[armchairPrivate]

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China nuclear subs ‘gallop to depths of ocean’

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China has said its first fleet of nuclear submarines has started sea patrols, in the latest sign of the growing confidence of the country’s military that has raised tensions in the region.

Xinhua, the official news agency, released photographs of what appeared to be Xia-class vessels – China’s first generation of nuclear-armed submarines, which are several decades old – saying they were being “declassified” for the first time. It said they would “gallop to the depths of the ocean, serving as mysterious forces igniting the sound of thunder in the deep sea”, and be an “assassin’s mace that would make adversaries tremble”.

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The Chinese navy has in recent years increased in assertiveness as it has enhanced its capabilities. In June, the US revealed that Chinese warships had started patrolling its exclusive economic zone; the following month, Chinese destroyers passed through the strait between Russia and northern Japan for the first time.

In a bid to counter the growing power of the Chinese military in the region, the US last year said it would increase the proportion of American navy ships that are deployed to the Pacific as part of the Obama administration’s “pivot” to Asia.

While the submarines appeared to be the older generation of nuclear-capable vessels that are part of China’s northern fleet – and not the more advanced Jin-class that are based at the southern Chinese island of Hainan – the display in the domestic media nonetheless reflects the Chinese military’s growing confidence.

“It is still the first time that the Xia class has been discussed in such detail in China’s state-run media,” said Taylor Fravel, an expert on Chinese security at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US. “As China’s military modernisation continues to advance, the PLA has become more willing to discuss its capabilities.”

Paul Haenle, former White House National Security Council China director and now director of the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center think-tank in Beijing, said China had three operational Jin-class vessels with another two under construction.

In recent years, the People’s Liberation Army Navy has become increasingly active in the Pacific, particularly in staking Chinese claims to disputed maritime territory in the South China Sea.

Chinese ships and aircraft have also become more aggressive in challenging Japanese control of the Senkaku Islands – which China calls the Diaoyu – in the East China Sea. Japan has administered the uninhabited group for decades, but China and Taiwan both claim sovereignty.

Japan scrambled fighter jets on Sunday for a third consecutive day in response to Chinese military flights in international airspace over Okinawa, as relations remain tense between the Asian powers. Tensions have mounted since the central Japanese government last year bought some of the Senkaku Islands from their private owner.

The Japanese response came as Shinzo Abe, prime minister, on Sunday told Japanese troops that Tokyo would not tolerate the use of force to change the region’s status quo, seen by observers as an implicit criticism of Beijing’s efforts to expand its maritime control in the East China Sea and the South China Sea.

The re-election of Mr Abe as prime minister has also strained relations with Beijing, which regards him as an ultra nationalist. His Liberal Democratic Party’s election manifesto last year contained a pledge to consider stationing Japanese government officials on the Senkaku which would be strongly opposed by China.

China has also criticised recent Japanese plans to shoot down foreign drones that enter its airspace, which Tokyo unveiled after a Chinese unmanned aircraft approached the Senkaku Islands last month. Japan next month plans a series of military exercises aimed at enhancing its ability to defend its control of the small chain of islands.

 

[xunzi]

Lets keep the title much less provocative. However, as such history is testament that war rhetoric is good for distractions from problems facing the country. The last time Japan attacked China there was a possible economic trouble approaching with raw materials running out. Seems not too different this time around either(in a rough analogy sort of way). That being said, the Japanese may only be using rhetoric and at maximum we might see some close encounters between Drones and Aircraft with no fire exchanged. Abe may be acting quite belligerent right now but as such the only sort of conflict that the Japanese can afford is of statements and counter-statements. Neither side really wants war..

Maybe all it will be is each side making a statement of "Do not DARE cross this line, or EVIL will rain down upon you!". .
and that is pretty much it.

I am just preparing my compatriot to understand our country is on the verge of war and this is the closest to a real full-out war in our 30 years of peace. WE cannot be complacent but should always be prepared for the worse.

 

[Viet]

LOL ...Looks Japanese do not believe to the rhetoric of "peaceful rise of China". Let the show begins!

DDH-182, the Hyuga-class carrier