Sorry I cannot agree.While there is a vague description of "issues" and a need to talk, i.e.'s position is that just even agreeing to a meet between the two leaders is giving Abe too many political points. Talk is a worthy endeavor, but Abe and company painted themselves into this situation and can't honestly expect all goes away just because he now wants to talk. I'm afraid the damage is done and won't have any real chance of a reboot till Abe is gone.
If an individual who heretofore has said there is no "issue," now turns around and says that there are issues and the two sides need to talk...you take him up on it and of then watch very closely what is said, and then forthrightly hold a statement aferwards and indicate whether substance was brought forward or not.
To ignore it, or even worse, to say, "Aha! we know you are not sincere so we will have nothing to do with you," insures that nothing will happen while that individual is in office, and then paints the national response from the Japanese people with a brush that their next leader may also be hard pressed to overcome.
The Japanese have made a statment that basically conedes that there are issues. The PRC cannot have it both ways and say on one side, "Look, the Japanese do not even recognize that there is an issue and will not meet with us to discuss it," and then turn around, when they do admit it, and say, "Not good enough, we do not think you sincere so we will not meet with you anyway."
Luckily, I believe that Xi is wise and will take the Japanese PM up on it...and then hold his feet to the fire and make sure there is negotiations on both sides in good faith.
It is off topic, i.e. You say so yourself. "A little bit," is immaterial.i.e. said:It is little bit, but not entirely.
Sort of like a woman is either pregnant or she is not. She cannot be "a little bit," pregnant. Saying she is a "little bit," means that she is. Saying it is a "little bit off topic" means it is off topic. Particularly on this thread, as we have already seen, that is not a good idea.
Because you are pulling up off topic material to help influence your point regarding the discussions with the Japanese PM to "prove," that in your opinion, it is a waist of time.i.e. said:and how is posting a reuters report on LDP proposed Constitutional changes (which amongst other things, changing of the defense relatived Article 9 of the constitution) and commenting on the motivation of the main characters involved... Inflammatory?
Your comments on his motivations are your opinions. So your opinion about a man's motivations regarindg issues that are off topic, are being used on this highly charged thread, to support your second opinion that these tallks are a waist of time.
The fact is, where there was no hope for any negotiations, Now there is. That's a good thing. Japan has admitted there are issues regarding this subject which they had not admitted before. That is actually an opening for Xi and can place him and the PRC in the driver's seat.
That opportunity may help things there in that area of the world most importantly of all...but they also can help here on the forum, to ease tensions and keep this thread, which is about the Chinese ADIZ (and not about the Japanese Consitution) open, and discussions regarding specificlly the ADIZ alive. In this higly charged thread that has already been closed once, we simply do not want to go there, otherwise it could easily get closed permanently.
So, again:
Do not post Off Topic material that is provocative, or inflaming.
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