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This is really delusional, considering the average age of Japan's Self-Defense Forces is above 35.
To keep the upper hand in its rivalry with the US, China needs more industrial prowess.
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To keep the upper hand in its rivalry with the US, China needs more industrial prowess.
Why do you think they’re trying to import Indians and muslims into the country? Why do you think German and the EU are importing mass numbers of Africans and muslims? All those Russian machine gun bullets and drones need to be fed in the capitalist Zionist elite class’ bid to maintain hegemony.
Like I said earlier, the U.S government rehabilitated their former enemies to fight"communism, and be the bulwark for their interests. The Chinese past grievances may never be repaid, but going forward, China can implement smart strategies to prevent it from happening again. Make no mistake, Takaichi's remarks are not unfounded, they are just speaking out the silent part out loud. Do not make the mistake to think for a moment that the reason Japan is making these types of postures is because of their vassalage to the U.S. No, on the contrary, they are making these statements and posturing from their own revelation to the fact that such sentiments of imperial ambitions do exist and are very much part of their core national interest.
True and we should add that this makes Jiang just a slighly less traitorous than Wang Jie Wei because aside from doing jack shit, he also pardoned the generals that he is classmates with despite their atrocites against China.
probably best to aknowledge that a decent chunk of Japanese behaviour is related more to domestic political maneauvering rather than some coherent strategy to deter or compell china.
US is pressuring Japan to increase it's defense spending, clarify it's role in Taiwan contingency, and purchase more offensive weaponry.
Japan isn't throwing it's entire relationship with China into the dumpster just because of domestic posturing, the US is forcing Japan to join it's encirclement of China and participate in a Taiwan contingency, because RAND wargames show that the only way US can lose a Taiwan contingency is if Japan refuses to allow US bases in Okinawa to be used for Taiwan contingency, and if Japan refuses to provide logistical support.
We're not going to question that entire premise at all huh?
Personally, US + Japan will lose against China over Taiwan, I agree, their useless RAND wargames are biased from the start. It's filled with bias assumptions and ignores the realities of recent modernization of PLA. Just trying to explain the US motivation on pressing Korea/Japan on their roles in Taiwan contingency, in reality, they are going to lose regardless.
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A weak China has always been a target for surrounding countries / groups. The northern nomads for example, were a persistent threat for over 2,000 years until the advent of modern technology rendered their horses obsolete. The Japanese have a pirates mentality and will thus always be looking to prey on the weak and defenseless; laws, treaties, and agreements are all worthless in this regard.
The only lasting solution has historically been either technological (like industrial military weapons making horse archery useless) or demographic. The colonization of Manchuria by Han Chinese eliminated the Tungus as a geopolitical force in East Asia. While Xinjiang was forcibly pacified via Chinese military settlers who remain essential to the region’s stability.
It is unlikely the Japanese threat can be permanently overcome through demographics. Whole sale colonization of Japan is not something China is likely to ever do given the population size. Cultural assimilation or transformation can be attempted in the event of conquest but it also isn’t likely to succeed based on the stubborn cultural characteristics of the Japanese, which has made them somehow less Westernized than Koreans & Taiwanese despite being more thoroughly occupied by Americans.
That leaves two options. The first is technological - asymmetric weapons like nukes and biological weapons can keep the peace for a long time even if China becomes weak / internally divided. Japan won’t attempt anything as long as its home islands can be obliterated in a strike even if it becomes conventionally superior. This sort of dynamic will last until the next technological revolution.
The second is to just always stay ahead of Japan and use it as a pacing metric. The Qing failed to do this because even as the Meiji Restoration was happening, the Qing was rejecting serious reform and clinging to the old ways. Strengthening internal dynamics (like correcting any factors promoting divisions, regionalism, weak demographics, etc.) and creating a kill switch within Chinese political institutions to prevent a Qing situation from ever happening again is critical to deterring not just Japan but all the other vulture nations around China waiting for an opportunity.