How Japan’s pledge to defend Taiwan against China may tip Asia’s balance of power

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Japan’s pledge to defend Taiwan from Chinese is a big shift for a pacifist nation

Richard Lloyd Parry
, Asia Editor

Tuesday July 06 2021, 5.00pm, The Times
For many people in China and Korea it is a frightening thought – Japanese military forces at large in East Asia, as they were in the Thirties and Forties , when they invaded, conquered and oppressed people from Manchuria to Burma.

This was the image evoked by a Beijing government spokesman after Japan’s deputy prime minister, Taro Aso, said that his nation would join the United States in defending Taiwan against any Chinese invasion.

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“Japan’s militarism has committed countless crimes of aggression against China,” Zhao Lijian, deputy director of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in Beijing. “The fact that certain politicians are still nostalgic about Taiwan [a former Japanese colony] shows they have not learnt a deep lesson from history.”

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Japan’s pledge to defend Taiwan from Chinese is a big shift for a pacifist nation

For many people in China and Korea it is a frightening thought – Japanese military forces at large in East Asia, as they were in the Thirties and Forties , when they invaded, conquered and oppressed people from Manchuria to Burma (Richard Lloyd Parry writes). This was the image evoked by a Beijing g

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[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

They may pledge but the Japanese public won't shed blood for Taiwan.

 

[Beast]

They may pledge but the Japanese public won't shed blood for Taiwan.

Precisely Suga already stated. There will be no defence pact with Taiwan in case of CPC reclaim of Taiwan by force.

I will say typical cheap talk by Japanese. And south Korea will be more than happy to help CPC recounter attack Japan given their hatre against Japanese.

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

Precisely Suga already stated. There will be no defence pact with Taiwan in case of CPC reclaim of Taiwan by force.

I will say typical cheap talk by Japanese. And south Korea will be more than happy to help CPC recounter attack Japan given their hatre against Japanese.

Also Russians will help too because kurils

 

[nahtanbob]

They may pledge but the Japanese public won't shed blood for Taiwan.

why do Chinese want to speak for others ?

Precisely Suga already stated. There will be no defence pact with Taiwan in case of CPC reclaim of Taiwan by force.

I will say typical cheap talk by Japanese. And south Korea will be more than happy to help CPC recounter attack Japan given their hatre against Japanese.

Relying on the South Koreans to fight Japan ?? I smell a wuss here

 

[HassanCheema]

LOL
Suga govt is most incompetent one the world and may be LDP as whole.they cannot do a dang about japan sovereignty let alone Taiwan.

food for thought .how about getting tokyo airspace first from US govt. don’t even allow to control tokyo airspace and talking about going military action for foreign country.

 

[redtom]

You can't imagine how happy the Chinese would be if Japan did join the war.

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

You can't imagine how happy the Chinese would be if Japan did join the war.

China would have carte blanche to invade and annex Okiwana

 

[White and Green with M/S]

China would have carte blanche to invade and annex Okiwana

And what about USAF bases in Japan, can they allow China to invade and annex Okinawa??? LOL

 

[8888888888888]

I’m just happy Japanese ships can be sunk once they join in and we can invaded and take back Chinese islands.

 

[White and Green with M/S]

I’m just happy Japanese ships can be sunk once they join in and we can invaded and take back Chinese islands.

mot that easy as you think, USAF/USN at their back

 

[8888888888888]

mot that easy as you think, USAF/USN at their back

They are only good against inferior tech enemies.

 

[White and Green with M/S]

They are only good against inferior tech enemies.

lol Japan + USA or may be SK there is no chance for you to take your Island back

 

[redtom]

And what about USAF bases in Japan, can they allow China to invade and annex Okinawa??? LOL

Our goal is the whole of Japan, we will replace the US as the new master of Japan. At least one good thing, our soldiers don't rape Japanese girls.

Do you still not understand that China is targeting the United States?Others are just desserts. Why do you always have this strange idea that if you mention the US you will scare China?

 

[8888888888888]

lol Japan + USA or may be SK there is no chance for you to take your Island back

NK will get involved when Chinese troops move through. Also missiles can be used against Japan and South Korea. Russia will most likely offer aid to China.