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> Secondly, Japan must give its permission for the United States to launch counterattacks from its bases on Japanese territory. This doesn't seem like it's a c
by _3gfy 4y ago
> Secondly, Japan must give its permission for the United States to launch counterattacks from its bases on Japanese territory.
This doesn't seem like it's a certainty. Why would Japan essentially sacrifice itself for US imperialism?
- verdverm 4y agoIn what way is supporting and aiding a country in defense imperialism? (as in US & Japan supporting Taiwan) Would it not be the invading country, China in this case, that is the one being imperial?
- mytailorisrich 4y agoMainland-Taiwan issue is a civil war and thus can hardly be called 'imperialism'. On the other hand, the US presence in the region is.
- verdverm 4y agoThat civil war is long over, practically speaking. It is now China who is being imperial with it's neighbors and beyond, like the belt & road or the economic imperialism they are trying to affect in Africa and South America
- mytailorisrich 4y agoMilitary operations have long stopped but it is not over, like the situation in Korea is not over. In fact, the never-ending discussions about a potential invasion of Taiwan are nothing more than evidence that this is not over and may heat up again. This is rhetoric by the West to claim otherwise as a propaganda tool and 'divide and conquer' strategy against China. It's really quite something to claim that China is being imperial, not the US, when the US are the ones with military bases throughout the region, and the world, in heavily-dependent countries (whether this is 'good' or 'bad' is irrelevant, this is simply the reality)
- verdverm 4y agoWe have 1000s of years of history, wars, and imperialism to draw on. It is possible to evaluate the extent of China's imperialism without comparison to the US. Is China increasingly imperial? Is China engaged in tactics to undermine, divide, or conquer other countries and peoples? Is China expanding their military presence around the world? The answer to all three is yes
- verdverm 4y agoWhat is wrong with Taiwan wanting and having independence?
- superchroma 4y agoIt's not in Japan's interests for China to achieve greater regional dominance.
- mytailorisrich 4y agoAny scenarios which include the US going to war against China is unrealistic so not worth contemplating beyond intellectual curiosity, anyway.
- dirtyid 4y agoThe entire CSIS wargame is a sales pitch to push US integrated deterence against PRC, including getting JP base access, which State + DoD has been pushing last couple years. US+JP security 2+2 about to kickoff, this is saying, look JP, if you grant us more access + build harden shelters, host marine MLR in Okinawa, we can definitely super deter PRC from invading TW and maintain regional stability (US led order). Don't think of the altnerative of, you know, JP islands (not just Okinawa) being turned into a giant PRC missile sink and open up country to potential massive PRC retaliation, for which PRC holds historic grudge, like destroying energy terminals or other existential infra that makes sustaining developed civilization on island with huge import dependency possible. Also TW, get porcupining.
- namlem 4y agoJapan has much more to lose than the US. China is going to come for their outlying islands next if they take Taiwan. Japan needs Taiwan for its own security.