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China-Japan-Koreas
US-Japanese relationship improving
2010-11-12
I didn't realize that this WSJ editorial was subscription-only, because I accessed the entire thing through Google News. I usually try not to post things that cost money to see, but the article does show that perhaps the Obama administration is able to learn something in some areas. If we don't do subscription links here, please feel free to delete this.
Some Rantburgers do have subscriptions to the Wall Street Journal, ryuge. I used to, once upon a time, through Mr. Wife, but he gave it up. If someone who has a subscription would write up the key points of the article, that might encourage some of us to pony up the funds to read the whole thing. The rest will have to be satisfied with the first two paragraphs at the link, or go through Google News, whatever that is.
Posted by:ryuge

#2  Again, the US desires to turn over many of its 20th-century, Cold War + Post-Cold War Security responsibilities to Regional Allies-Partners, e.g. JAPAN, etal., to which the latter as a class believe requires their STATE-SPECIFIC DEV, PROCUREMENT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS + ADVANC MILTECHS.
Many ordinary Japanese including Okinawans want US Milfors to leave Japan ASAP but Japan's Govt wants the USDOD = USMC on Oki to remain until Japan is (1) LEGALLY ALLOWED TO HAVE ITS NUKES, ee BY TREATY; + (2)REGIONAL GMD-TMD IS IN PLACE [2018-N-Beyond].

MORESO IFF US GOVTCRITTTERS. e.g. POTUS BAMMER, is going to be saying that US GEOPOL DOMINANCE IS DECLINING OR WEAKENING due to various factors.

A KINDLER, GENTLER = ANTI-US-ANDOR-NON-US-DOMINATED/CONTROLLED OWG-NWO [Post-GWOT Global-Space Order].

* WMF > TANG CHUNFENG: JAPAN HAS NO LEGITIMATE SOVEREIGNTY OVER THE RYUKYUS ISLANDS [aka OKINAWA Perfecture], THE PRO-MAINLAND/BEIJING CHINESE COMMUNITY IN JAPAN, OKINAWA, + OTHER REGIONAL STATES SHOULD SUPPORT THE ANTI-TOKYO INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT ON OKINAWA.

* SAME > ONE IN FOUR SURVEYED OKINAWANS DO NOT LABEL OR DESCRIBE THEMSELVES AS "JAPANESE, BUT AS CHINESE, OR CHINESE OF RYUKYU DESCENT, TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT SUPPORT FORMAL INDEPENDENCE FOR OKINAWA PERFECTURE FROM MAINLAND JAPAN.

* SAME > LIANG TANG: US WILL SUFFER A LONGER WAR + MORE MILITARY DEAD, CASUALTIES THAN IT EVER EXPERIENCED DURING THE KOREAN + VIETNAM CONFLICTS IFF IT CHOOSES TO DEFEND JAPAN IN WAR IWD CHINA OER THE DISPUTED DAOYUS, THE CHINESE PEOPLE PREFER DEATH-BY-LT-STARVATION THAN TO ACCEPT NATIONAL DISHONOR.

* SAME > REVOLUTIONARY COMRADES IN OKINAWA: BEIJING SHOULD EXTEND THE FORMAL PARTY-GOVT AUTHORITY OF ITS DEPT/PROVINCE OF FUJIAN TO OKINAWA TO DEFEND THE ANCIENT RYUKYU BLOOD + TERRITORIES, ALL CHINESE LIVING IN JAPAN SHOULD ACCEPT THE STRUGGLE FOR RYUKYU INDEPENDENCE, RETURN TO CHINA AS THEIR OWN SACRED OR MORAL DUTY.

* SAME > RUSSIA AIMS THE KURILS SWORD AGZ CHINA: PRESIDENT MEDVEDEV DECLARATION OF THE FORMER JAPANESE KURILS AS RUSSIA'S PERMANENT TERRITORY INDIRECTLY BLOCKS CPLAN TRADE, MILITARY ACCESS INTO NORTHERN PACIFIC + ARCTIC ROUTES. INDUCES JAPAN TO EXTEND MILITARY CONTROL OF TOKYO TO YONAGUNI + OTHER ISLANDS NEAR TAIWAN, CPLA BLOCKED FROM SOUTH CHINA SEAS BY US-PHILIPPINE ALLIANCE + US, RUSSIA, + INDIA AT CAM RANH BAY.

Versies

* PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUM > PAKISTAN NAVY CHIEF WANTS GWADAR DEAL [Pak-China] CANCELLED.

Taken collectively, CHINA = may be left wid NO DOMESTIC, FOREIGN = EAST ASIAN WARM-WATER PORTS NOT AT MAJOR RISK OF DESTRUCTION ORD ENIAL BY THE US ANDOR US-SUPPORTED REGIONAL POWERS.

China's ability to transcend the Natural, Geopol obtructions of the "First Island Chain" looks worse-n-worse every day, VERY MILPOL DANGEROUS AS CHINA HAS HINGED ITS "MANIFEST DESTINY" = POST-US RISE AS A TRUE GLOBAL SUPERPOWER ON SAME???

But, once again, I digress ....
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2010-11-12 23:04  

#1  ION PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUM > JAPAN TO SEND [100] TROOPS TO REMOTE ISLE OVER CHINA FEARS.

YONAGUNI-jima, close to Taiwan.

AND

* SAME > US PENTAGON RESDIES NEW SHIP-KILLER [LRASMS = Long-Range Anti-Ship Missles] FOR PACIFIC SHOWDOWN [China].

ARTIC = USN LRASMS designed to sink CPLAN warships outside the range of effec Chin countermeasures [read, DF-21 ASBMS].

VERSIES

* DER SPIEGEL > [WW2 Brit SeaForts] WW2 "FORT MADNESS": BRITAIN'S BIZARRE SEA DEFENSES AGZ
GERMANS.

Got da job done.

ARTIC = even after end of WW2 + start of Anti-Soviet Cold War, in 1948 the UKMoD contemplated a Naval Security scheme that required only 11 upgraded SeaForts to protect ALL OF THE SEA LANES AROUND THE UK.

CHINA + DISPUTED CHINA SEAS ISLANDS = CPLA MISSLE-ARMED SEAFORTS + ARSENAL/FIRE SHIPS on routine patrol areas, aka AREA/THEATER DENIAL???

1970's US SAFEGUARD ABM SYSTEM > the USDOD dev a plan to convert offshore US MEWS Platforms into dedicated ABM = BMD Missle Stations.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2010-11-12 22:07  

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