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China's maritime aggression should bewake-up call to JapanPosted By Dan Twining Monday, September 20, 2010 - 1:41 PM Share

The Sino-Japanese standoff over Japan's detention of a Chinese trawler captain who acted

aggressively towards the Japanese coast guard in waters near the disputed Senkaku islands is part

of a larger pattern of Chinese assertiveness towards its neighbors over the past few years. This

pattern includes renewed Chinese claims to the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, Beijing's

ncreasingly forceful claims to sovereignty over the South China Sea, China's effort to claimsuzerainty over the Yellow Sea (where it sought to prevent recent U.S.-South Korean naval

exercises), and a series of naval provocations directed at Japan.

These have included China's unprecedented deployment in April of ten warships -- including Kilo-

class attack submarines and advanced Sovremenny-class destroyers -- through the Miyako Strait

ust south of Okinawa, the buzzing by a Chinese naval helicopter of a Japanese destroyer near 

Japan's home waters, and heightened Chinese submarine activity in waters near Japan. These

ncidents come in the context of new frictions in the Sino-Japanese dispute over claims to disputed

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natural gas fields in the East China Sea - despite an earlier agreement between the countries for 

oint development -- and increasing Chinese heavy-handedness towards smaller Southeast Asian

neighbors with regard to the South China Sea.

At the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum meeting in July, Chinese Foreign

Minister Yang Jiechi's jaw-dropping lecture to Asian ministers -- and the U.S. secretary of state --

hat other countries were obstreperous to contest China's unilateral claim to international waters

and island chains in the South China Sea still rankles with leaders who were present. Particularly

galling, according to the foreign minister of one major power at the meeting, was Foreign Minister Yang's reminder that Southeast Asian states were "small countries" who depended on trade with

China for their prosperity, while China was a "large country." There was therefore little chance of 

equality in their relations, Yang suggested. China's neighbors simply would have to take that

asymmetry -- and, he added pointedly, their economic dependence on the China market -- into

account before "internationalizing" their dispute with Beijing over competing maritime claims.

As the Chinese characters for the word suggest, there is an opportunity for Japan in this unfolding

crisis. Hazy talk by previous Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama about building a "fraternal" East Asian

community centered on closer Japan-China cooperation has given way to a new realism in Tokyo

about China's attempts to displace Japan as Asia's dominant power. Prime Minister Naoto Kan, re-

elected as party leader last week in the face of a challenge from "China school" competitor Ichiro

Ozawa, has emphasized strengthening the U.S.-Japan alliance, including by sticking with a plan

agreed with Washington to realign American forces on Okinawa. New Foreign Minister Seiji

Maehara comes from the right wing of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and is a well-known

China hawk. He is a strong supporter of the U.S.-Japan alliance who was warning years ago of the

dangers posed by China's aggressive military modernization.

Japan is developing new defense guidelines that must factor in China's increasing military

challenge -- and provide budget support for the development of new capabilities to protect Japan

against Chinese bullying. Many DPJ members support the notion of a more equal U.S.-Japan

alliance -- which means they must be willing to bolster Japanese defense capabilities so that it can

punch its weight without being overly dependent on the United States. Japan's defense budget has

declined by five percent in real terms over the past decade; it is past time to reverse this trend in

ight of regional developments. In addition to missile defense, this should include investing in new

platforms, technology, and training for the Japanese navy and coast guard to secure Japanese

erritorial waters and maritime interests against Chinese revisionism.

Japan is also well-positioned for a new diplomatic activism. Japan is hosting the APEC summit this

November and has succeeded in encouraging the United States to join the East Asia Summit. As

Southeast Asian leaders unite in their apprehension of Chinese power and look to closer 

partnership with bigger powers to stabilize the Asian balance, Tokyo could re-emerge to play the

eading role in regional diplomacy it did in the 1990s, when it was instrumental in founding Asian

regional institutions designed to engage, enmesh, and constrain China so as to encourage it to be a

constructive regional player.

Japan boasts the world's third-largest economy, cutting-edge technology, one of the world's

biggest navies, an advantageous geographic position, a rich and cohesive society, and an enduring

alliance with the international system's preeminent power. But leaders in the West and Asia, their 

eyes riveted on China, sometimes forget the possibilities offered by closer partnership with Japan.

At the same time, many Japanese seem all-too-willing to live with diminished expectations for their 

country as it ages and remains caught in an economic funk. Given China's increasingly sharp-

elbowed approach to its neighbors, it is not only the Japanese public but the wider world that has

an abiding stake in Prime Minister Kan's agenda to reform and renew Japan for a new -- and more

 

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"What started as a a minor scuffle has escalated. Over the pastweek, the Chinese government has summoned Japan's ambassador five times. China delayed a senior parliamentarian's visit to Japanand postponed talks over natural gas exploration in the East ChinaSea. The customary annual meeting between the Chinese premier and the Japanese prime minister at the U.N. General Assemblymeeting in New York next week has not been scheduled.Meanwhile, Japan's transport minister appeared at the nearby coastguard base to praise the crews for their capture of the captain. TheJapanese embassy in Beijing warned Japanese citizens in China tolay low. Finally, anti-Japanese activists from both China and Taiwan-- which both claim the Senkaku Islands -- formed flotillas to sail tothe barren rocks. Just as the fishing boat incident began to boil,Japan's defense ministry released its annual white paper on defensepolicy. It is hard to imagine a worse time for Japan's government tocontemplate a controversial change to its defense policy. Its fiscaloutlook and floundering economy are as bad as any in thedeveloped world. Recent prime ministers have been lucky to last ayear in office. And Japan's dispute with the United States over bases on Okinawa remains unresolved. All of which makes theJapanese government's refusal to release the Chinese fishingcaptain all the more remarkable. Against all expectations, someonein Tokyo has decided to stand up to Beijing. Could the Japanesegovernment be making a case to the public for a more hawkish

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defense policy? Policymakers in the region are no doubt wonderingwhat the consequences of this standoff will be."

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 MARTY MARTEL

7:59 PM ET

September 20, 2010

China wants to 'Finlandize' Japan

China has to cut Japan down to size to dominate Asia. First order of 

business for China is to ‘Finlandize’ Japan.

Japan has willingly allowed its economy to become over-dependenton China. That gives China an excellent opportunity to screw Japanas a spat over recent Chinese purchase of Japanese governmentbonds indicate. It appreciated value of yen, thereby causing the dropin Japanese exports and hence affected Japanese economy. Japanhad encouraged its companies to heavily invest in China, resulting inmassive technology transfer.

Poor Japan before long will be buckling under Chinese juggernautwhile helpless US watches unless Japan decides to develop its ownnuclear weapons arsenal.

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 DINGYIBVS

6:22 AM ET

September 21, 2010

Let me get this straight

When China protests a large scale military exercise off its coast, it'sa sign of Chinese aggression. When Chinese vessels simply passnear Japan, it's also a sign of Chinese aggression. A bit hypocritical,no?

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 HALAGU KHAN

8:25 AM ET

September 21, 2010

Let me get this straight

You must be Chinese my friend! I understand the contortedlogic you give. This is the very same logic that allows Chinato make claims to every single patch of land that any Han hasever spat in the history of civilisation i.e. parcel islands, Tibet(Aka north Arunachal), East Turkmenistan, these Japneseisland and also Tawang in Arunachal (India).

By the similar logic , you claim the whole of South China sea(Why? b'cos it is called South China sea), and yellow sea too( Why? because Han is 'The Yellow race'). Don't you think bythe same Logic , India can claim Indian ocean and the entireeaster world - Buddhism.

There is something called maritime law and the entire list of countries are signatories to the these Un laws but off courseyou are chinese . You can renegade on any promise that youmake or sign - NPT ( but you gave nuclear weapons to failed

states - N Korea & pakistan) and now making reactors.Chinese are mining blood diamonds in Zimbabwe andshipping them.

I better stop eating Chinese food otherwise Uk will be claimedtoo by the Han.

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LAWRENCEP

12:37 PM ET

September 21, 2010

HALAGU KHAN < You did get it straight very nicely

HALAGU KHAN,

I have nothing else to say thanks to you. I enjoyed an eloquentmanner in which you put it. Now I can enjoy my curry without anyworry at all. Cheers!

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