Taiwan vows to defend itself after Yoshihide Suga qualifies Japan’s stance

[Beast]

Taiwan vows to defend itself after Yoshihide Suga qualifies Japan’s stance

Our duty to safeguard our own national security, Taiwanese foreign ministry spokeswoman says after Suga commented on previous week’s joint statement with US.

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Suga has said last week’s joint statement with the US, which stressed importance of peace across Taiwan Strait, ‘does not presuppose military involvement

Taiwan has vowed to safeguard its own security as it sought to play down remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga that there was no possibility of committing Japanese forces to help defend the island.

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[Suika]

Beast, the SMCP articles about it are portrating the circumstances incorrectly. One problem is that "does not presuppose" doesn't mean "is not possible". What he said strikes a thin middle line that is easy to misrepresent. It would be nice if China gave up on forceful threats on Taiwan.

The other problem with the SMCP articles is that they mention the constitution and article 9 but don't mention the reinterpretation of constitution that took place in 2014 and the new defense laws that came into being as a result. A part of the new defense laws is "collective self-defense" but those articles also don't mention it. So you might want to be reminded about that.

 

[Beast]

Beast, the SMCP articles about it are portrating the circumstances incorrectly. One problem is that "does not presuppose" doesn't mean "is not possible". What he said strikes a thin middle line that is easy to misrepresent. It would be nice if China gave up on forceful threats on Taiwan.

The other problem with the SMCP articles is that they mention the constitution and article 9 but don't mention the reinterpretation of constitution that took place in 2014 and the new defense laws that came into being as a result. A part of the new defense laws is "collective self-defense" but those articles also don't mention it. So you might want to be reminded about that.

Nice twist. After getting a slap on your face of Japan regards to Taiwan defense. This is all u can reply?

China is a business partner to important to lose. Japan is an economy advance country. It need to connect to rest of the advance and bigger economy world.

Taiwan is not worth to destroy this status for Japan.

 

[Han Patriot]

Nice twist. After getting a slap on your face of Japan regards to Taiwan defense. This is all u can reply?

China is a business partner to important to lose. Japan is an economy advance country. It need to connect to rest of the advance and bigger economy world.

Taiwan is not worth to destroy this status for Japan.

Most likely yindian, living in denial and boasting is their best trait. Lolol

 

[Reashot Xigwin]

Beast, the SMCP articles about it are portrating the circumstances incorrectly. One problem is that "does not presuppose" doesn't mean "is not possible". What he said strikes a thin middle line that is easy to misrepresent. It would be nice if China gave up on forceful threats on Taiwan.

The other problem with the SMCP articles is that they mention the constitution and article 9 but don't mention the reinterpretation of constitution that took place in 2014 and the new defense laws that came into being as a result. A part of the new defense laws is "collective self-defense" but those articles also don't mention it. So you might want to be reminded about that.

Also not sending troops to help Taiwan is not the same as not sending troops to help the US missions there. If conflict starts Japan is pretty much guaranteed to join any war against China.

Japan Toughens on China as Beijing Issues Threats

Pro-engagement politicians are aging out of the Liberal Democratic Party.

foreignpolicy.com

“Today Prime Minister Suga and I affirmed our ironclad support for the U.S.-Japanese alliance and for our shared security,” Biden told a joint news conference in the White House Rose Garden, calling the discussions “productive.”


“We committed to working together to take on the challenges from China and on issues like the East China Sea, the South China Sea, as well as North Korea, to ensure a future of a free and open Indo Pacific.”

Biden and Japan’s Suga project unity against China’s assertiveness

President Joe Biden on Friday sought to present a united front with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to counter an increasingly assertive China as the U.S. leader held his first face-to-face White House summit since taking office.

www.reuters.com

 

[obj 705A]

If conflict starts Japan is pretty much guaranteed to join any war against China.

LOL stop lying to yourself, so the Japanese PM himself had just said Japan won't get involved with Taiwan yet you say no JAPAN WILL DEFINITLY get involved because Biden said Japan will challenge China on some issues! are you the secret pdf account of a Japanese official or something!

 

[Pangu]

Some clowns here making tough decisions for japan, how cute.

 

[Reashot Xigwin]

LOL stop lying to yourself, so the Japanese PM himself had just said Japan won't get involved with Taiwan yet you say no JAPAN WILL DEFINITLY get involved because Biden said Japan will challenge China on some issues! are you the secret pdf account of a Japanese official or something!

That's just a comment. Like Hitler saying he's not going to invade poland. Unless it's black on white it's not official stance.

 

[Suika]

Also not sending troops to help Taiwan is not the same as not sending troops to help the US missions there. If conflict starts Japan is pretty much guaranteed to join any war against China.

Japan Toughens on China as Beijing Issues Threats

Pro-engagement politicians are aging out of the Liberal Democratic Party.

foreignpolicy.com

“Today Prime Minister Suga and I affirmed our ironclad support for the U.S.-Japanese alliance and for our shared security,” Biden told a joint news conference in the White House Rose Garden, calling the discussions “productive.”


“We committed to working together to take on the challenges from China and on issues like the East China Sea, the South China Sea, as well as North Korea, to ensure a future of a free and open Indo Pacific.”

Biden and Japan’s Suga project unity against China’s assertiveness

President Joe Biden on Friday sought to present a united front with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to counter an increasingly assertive China as the U.S. leader held his first face-to-face White House summit since taking office.

www.reuters.com

It goes along a trajectory that Japan has been taken that would enable it to help defend Taiwan for others to see if they've been paying attention.

 

[Reashot Xigwin]

Why Japan opting out of a war is wishful thinking on the chinese part.

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

www.bloomberg.com

 

[Leishangthem]

The wishful trolls here will say anything,Japan was never in for any military measures against China .The very reason US military has been allowed to be station in Japan is due to the anti military buildup and anti war stance of Japan, and the nation concerned herein this case is Japan's largest trading partner,their bread and butter, China. For a free asia from. Western imperialism China is important not taiwan.

 

[beijingwalker]

What Japan worries about and fears the most is N.Korea, who repeatedly threaten to wipe Japan off the face of the earth, and they really have the ability and guts to do so.

 

[Suika]

The wishful trolls here will say anything,Japan was never in for any military measures against China .The very reason US military has been allowed to be station in Japan is due to the anti military buildup and anti war stance of Japan, and the nation concerned herein this case is Japan's largest trading partner,their bread and butter, China. For a free asia from. Western imperialism China is important not taiwan.

The PRC has much to change in order to build deep relations with Japan. The US is not particularly critical about Yasukuni Shrine but China is. The US side sometimes has joint memorial service with Japanese for some battles such as for Iwo Jima. Taiwan has temples enshrining a Japanese warship and fighter pilot even. Japan does not gesture anything against the PRC for paying respects to their war dead. But the PRC won't even reciprocate that. For all the anti-western rhetoric that the PRC produces, it was Japan that competed and fought against the same western powers. Despite that, the US proves better freindship than the PRC ever has.

 

[Beidou2020]

Japan is a dying country that had its time in the 1980’s. Now Japan is the past and has been reduced to a role of a vassal of the American empire rather than a main player. China is the future of Asia and the world. The gap in comprehensive national power between China and Japan will continue to widen as the years go by. Japan is powerless to do anything about it.

 

[Beast]

That's just a comment. Like Hitler saying he's not going to invade poland. Unless it's black on white it's not official stance.

You are saying Suga is Hilter? Good!

The PRC has much to change in order to build deep relations with Japan. The US is not particularly critical about Yasukuni Shrine but China is. The US side sometimes has joint memorial service with Japanese for some battles such as for Iwo Jima. Taiwan has temples enshrining a Japanese warship and fighter pilot even. Japan does not gesture anything against the PRC for paying respects to their war dead. But the PRC won't even reciprocate that. For all the anti-western rhetoric that the PRC produces, it was Japan that competed and fought against the same western powers. Despite that, the US proves better friendship than the PRC ever has.

Yasukuni shrine is a torn in flesh for all Asian countries invaded by Japan. China, North, South Korea, Philippine, Indonesian all hated it. Even in Taiwan, those worship the shrine are minority. Any Taiwan politician claim to endorse the shrine will be suicide for its politic career.