How Japan plans to counter China's military expansion | Interview with Taro Kono
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- Опубліковано 15 чер 2024
- A senior Japanese government minister is warning that democracies must respond to China’s massive military expansion. In an exclusive interview with DW’s Richard Walker, Digital Minister and former Foreign & Defense Minister Taro Kono spoke out about China’s military pressure around the disputed Senkaku Islands, which China claims as its own. He also described the deluge of cyber-attacks and disinformation hitting Japan.
Japan is now embarking on its own military expansion as part of a new National Security Strategy, with close coordination with the United States. Kono explained the thinking behind this major transformation for Japan’s traditionally pacifist stance.
DW also confronted Kono about the controversial Chinese social media sensation, TikTok - which is already banned in India and facing growing calls for a ban in the US and other countries.
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This guy answers your question but doesnt really gives you an answer. Hes very diplomatic about it.
There's no possible solutions he could think of on how to counter China, Russia and South Korea even in their planned attacks on his country if he won't stop provoking them. His only
diplomatically option left is to RESIGN. God bless the EMPEROR.
A bit frustrating when you realise they're dodging the question, though.
@Li Li Cool story, bro. 🙄
It can't be helped.
He's a politician, not a military geek.
You Westoids need to learn to stop trying to contain China , Japan is finding another pathetic excuse to start WW3, countainment seriously? Without China you won't even have your Iphones14 least of all your cheap products made America? Hah! They charge you triple the price what a joke these politicians think.
He is very smart about his responses. I respect him!
Language no longer obstacle journalism prejudices is dead
Wait till you hear response in Japanese
As the international geopolitical environment becomes increasingly dodgy, we might see more of this type of thoughtful response. The days of empty-headed political creatures schmoozing through interviews might be numbered. This bloke seems both canny and wary. Canny inasmuch as he volunteers nothing that might be misconstrued and wary lest he be manipulated by enthusiastic winklers such as the DW journo.
just happened to have an interviewer who came with obvious dumb questions.
Japan want to TASTE various Superpowers' Atomic Bomb...they never tasted China and Russian Nuke..Japan is Asking for it🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Kimochi...Kimochi
This guy is a tough interview 😂
No he is being honest
He's just very good at his job. The white house could desperately use his talent.
To be fair, he is arguebly one of the top 5 influencional politicians in Japan, and such high rank Japanese politicians usually give limited or evasive answers in interviews. I live in Japan and PM's answers (notably the "status quo change" line) are exactly like that.
My thoughts exactly!
@@cassioamorim1348 I’m Japanese in Japan. Not all are like him at all…this guy was very tough one. Politicians in Japan are allowed to have personalities and many opinions they also share. But this guy was very tough. Maybe you don’t know many politicians in Japan or haven’t seen many over the years. No one is like him literally, too cold. And unfriendly.
A: What will you do about this?
B: We will make decision.
A: Can you tell me when you will make a decision?
B: We will make decision when we make decision.
😆
you know him better than anyone else...
This guy is smart and doesn’t want to disclose anything to reporter! Politicians should learn from here!
Yeah! we need politicians to keep more information from us
@@MrSwordstroker That´s the spirit!
@@MrSwordstroker All depends on the subject matter, wouldn't you agree? where it comes to national security, aslong the rights of citizens are not affected, i can get behind of some secrecy and playing it close to the chest. Where it comes to the finances of politicians and their staff, i would tend to have maximum transparancy so we the citizens may get an idear on where the wanna be representativ of ours gets his financing from. Equally i would like to have a watch period of 2-4 years after a cabinet member leaves politics, where he/she still needs to make income and employment public to maybe avoid revolving door politicans/lobbyists.
@@MrSwordstroker he does not require to respond and disclose everything risking Japan security for an international reporter.
Like we haven't had enough of these sly politicans already. Look up an interview of Margaret Thatcher, it will open your eyes about how a politican should do interviews.
The fact that he outright says that he's not at liberty to talk about Japan's views on a "Pacific NATO" is VERY interesting because it shows that Japan is possibly interested in going very big in one of the outcomes. It's a standard diplomatic response when negotiations with other countries are involved.
It means that negotiations to form it are currently underway.
I mean that's what Quad is trying to be anyways.
Bring back SEATO
Just call it Quad
@Li Li "Fighting for claims" is what histories' losing countries have done the past 200 years.
Yep, a country with the 'yuge' population, size, and now production capacity like China can always afford to fight a prolonged war of 'attrition', which we can already see with Japan and Taiwan constantly spending resources, to scrarmble figher jets just to protect their turf. So no one can do that all alone, making some kinda NATO-style alliance imperative.
In summary, Japans gonna do what Japans gonna do but we’re not gonna say what Japans gonna do.
This war will destroy Asia, along with Japan.
Is gonna a word?
@@chrisblockley5783 American English. Mutt languages are free to accept slang if it's been used long or wide enough
Omg this comment section is so humorous. 😆
@@WhatHappenedIn-vt3vq It's a slim down version of going to, it allows for more speed in typing and conversations, as with other abbreviations and slang
Interesting to see Japan's way of addressing issues. Unlike us, they don't seem to be too interested in going the sensationalist way. Nice listening to this man.
Japanese people value social stability more than anything else
@@jimwal2008 I don't think he was the one asking for the interview, so all good from his side. Again, not focused on sensationalism.
@jim Westerners love sensationalism and exaggeration😂
Japanese people usually just speak facts in a polite way, so if you're looking for drama you're wrong here
Japanese and us.powwerful Army
@@markvisser388 agreed. Straight facts
He was very shrewd
Japan and germany need to step it up. Maybe they could even form an alliance together. Call it the axis powers or something
😂😂
Add Italy for good measure
This time at least use 10 nukes
再来一次二战是吧，可惜日本现在到处都是美军基地
A better name, axis of evil.
Earth the little spec of a planet with so much to worry about.
I love how he answers the questions carefully.
Japan 🇯🇵 and Australia 🇦🇺 Should also work together for better trades
Australia consumers demographics is too small to absorb japans value added products! And japans demographics and consumer market is practically dead! Free trade between two nations will lopsided in favor of Australia!
@Erik Stronghold I can see both countries still making good exchanges and bringing more to the table on consumer products
But of course
As long as don't mess up with them
Are you talking about trading cricket players?
Japan want to TASTE various Superpowers' Atomic Bomb...they never tasted China and Russian Nuke..Japan is Asking for it🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Kimochi...Kimochi
I Pray for guidance for Japan 🗾 🇯🇵
Japan itself must also be monitored so they don't repeat the atrocities they committed during WW2. In Indonesia, we have this little joke saying that 3.5 years occupied by the Japanese was far worse than 350 years of being colonized by the Dutch. I believe the way the Japanese treated us so badly is taught in every history lesson in east and southeast asian countries.
I am a Chinese. Japan killed 30 million Chinese soldiers and civilians in World War II, and killed 30 people in Nanjing. The US military deceived 100000 people in Okinawa to come to the massacre, but they were scared to jump off the cliff. The rape and massacre in Southeast Asia, Japan did not apologize again. All the records of World War II were deleted from the textbooks. So far, they still worship the temples dedicated to the war criminals of World War II, and still smear China in the world, because the people who committed crimes are afraid.
The Sino-Japanese war in World War II, because the West deliberately closed its eyes, because the sadness of the yellow people is not worth discussing, this is the great and kind West
The USA 🇺🇸 and China will always watch Japan
Germany and Japan working togetehr to bring peace to the world 💪. Can't let WWII happen again.
😂😂
The joke is not lost :)
😂😂😂
Wow. He is being very careful, which must be very difficult to do. But i think he managed to send a message as a nation, not as an interviewee.
Kudos to the reporter, it was a tough interview.
Germany is I’m absolute denial about China and it’s intentions.
Yes, beware of Chinese coming to knock at your door at night to throw you in camps.
@Gino Capella expansion in Taiwan, India, and the South Asian Sea.
@Gino Capella Taiwan was independent until the quin invaded part of the island and slowly expanded control before loosingit to Japan in 1895.
Then the roc came in 1945. The ROC represented by the KMT lost power in 2000 and the people of Taiwan were finally self governing again.
It's only fair they keep the freedom they had fought so long to keep.
Excellent report- thanks, from the USA!
Spoken like a true politician not answering any questions
Yes, he answered nothing
Yeah, but we do NOT have a right to know strategic secrets.
@@allo-other so saying if they will ban tiktok is giving away strategic secrets I don't think so
@@Bobby123 Irrelevant non sequitur, stultus.
Domestic social issues causing unrest in the US along with isolationist rhetoric, a madman in Europe starting a war with his neighbors because he feels his country was screwed over. In the east an increasingly, but belligerent and militaristic empire gets more and aggressive. Economic hardship.
I feel like I’ve seen this movie before….
There is only one empire,aka the USA empire where Europe and Japan are the employees of the USA empire aka world empire….all other are regional free earth fighter who still resists to the total control and dominance by the Anglo American…..the country of USA is basically the capital city of this world empire.
@@user-rh2pv2kc5g Rather Democracy and Freedom, than "follow the party".. and "the party is closer to you than your mother and father". We know, especially all of east Asia, who have experienced communist one party states.
@@Harthorn usa is the party of the world....those who do not follow the party are killed or destroyed .....china is a regional power therefore can not be considered as party....only world government can be considered as big brother America ...
@@user-rh2pv2kc5g Lol.. who believe, beyond internet firewall? Only you and 韭菜呵呵
@@Harthorn facts does not changes with you understanding....the first Roman Empire called himself first citizen...just like the leader of free world...title does not matter.....real world existence and material force determines everything...
DW does not report. Recently, 250 Federal German police raided Chinese battery company CATL for illegal Chinese immigrants. CATL currently hires 600 local Germans. The German police only found 1(one) quasi or semi-Visa violation related case. The case was already and previously reported by CATL.
When will Germany change its perception. It's time China should also investigate illegal immigrants working from Germany working in China.
Guard yourself Japan .
Ha ironic, funny they dont mention WW2. both Germany and Japan military expansion killed millions
@@davidnoelfranks1124 Have you seen Japans birth rate? Time will take care of them; China doesn't have to do a thing.
@@machevellian79 have u seen Chine birth rate?
@@andriibakhtiozin4477 war is good profit
Lol why don't you study the Pacific theater of war in world war 2. Japan raped and pillaged the entire Pacific. China, Korea, Philippines ect. Why would China sit by allow this to happen again?
Soo.. Japan and Germany want to make an alliance, Germany to fight Russia and Japan China. Where have we seen this before?
Japan can not withstand the Chinese military.
Good. We should have helped them the first time around. 🇺🇸 We fought the wrong enemy.
God willing the good guys win this time.
@@user-pn3im5sm7k So you are pro facism and imperialism?
Japan want to TASTE various Superpowers' Atomic Bomb...they never tasted China and Russian Nuke..Japan is Asking for it🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Kimochi...Kimochi
@@vhrui904 Doesn't Japan and Korea have nuclears as well? Anyway I would worry about those nuclear submarines they shou;d be top priority. Also don't destroy Japan you will make a lot of nuetral countries angry and if you invade you better share, you never know what can happen if you don't.
Japanese territories are stated in the potsdam declaration.
Kono Taro's English level is much higher than his father's. The father and son are among the few more rational Japanese politicians.
Mr. Kono, Your English is both diplomatic and clear. What an excellent interview.! Many of our UK politicians should take some lessons from you.
He's studied and live in US before, so that makes a sense.
Both UK and Japan economy are sinking, UK drops after Brexit, Japan plunges after Plaza Accord.
wonder how South Korea is reacting to Japan's increasing military spending
they are probably getting nervous
South Korea's current ruling party is not against it, but the opposition party is very opposed.
They can buy nukes from the northern neighbor.
Unless your considering poltical parties over the general population I imagine they're somewhere between being lightly supportive of it or apathic.
Facist China pledged itself for WW3 alongside Russia, and North Korea pledged itself to being the face of the next holocaust with the South Koreans being their first target. Japan is a friend and ally of NATO, who also aims to protect South Korea, and both are legal democracies with similar ideologies and the same allies with the same expectations
The journalist talked about 5 times more than the minister 😂
💯 Great Interview.
Japan ❤️from South Africa
Getting a straight answer from him is equivalent to a dog chasing its tail!
Great opportunity for Japanese to recreate its military though the it's mainly the super power conflict between the US and China.
until the future proxy war takes place(in part) on Japanese soil between US and China, just like present day Ukraine hosting the proxy war between NATO and Russia.
The Chinese don't seem allowed to talk about it much but there all inder the impression they'd be able to isolate the battlegrounds over Japan's Island. If you look back around the time Japan's former prime Minister was killed you'd be able to get a idea of how far they set WW2 behind them
Where did DW find this robot??😮😢😮
🤣🤣🤣
🤣🤣🤣🤣
"Well, we have some ideas where it came from". Lol.
Why did he come to the interview if he is not disclosing anything?
I Love Japan.... from Christchurch New Zealand! This guy from Japan speaks so much sense, so much intellect. I love Japan.
Have a look at New Zealand's space program with our Rocket Lab! We aren't just a farm! I love japans new Aircraft Carriers! And lets back Taiwan!
Hi farmer
It's interesting to see DW pushing American foreign policy talking points. But I'm not surprised, They need to protect the "Western Rules-Based Order."
This is not only American foreign policy - it's actually more closely watched by the countries bordering China and inhabiting the seas near to China. USA is only involved because it doesn't want to lose it's spot!
Russia and China tried forming a axis. It's only natural Germany wants to be associated with the allies this time
The eastern hedgemony fell on the 2nd Reich. Nowadays the borders are pre-drawn, international communities are given a series of laws and rules to follow and were expected to solve all our issues through trade and negotiations before war.
Whether Germany wants to get involved or not, it had a moral and logical duty to do as much as it could. Discouraging literal terrorism Its the least it can do and there'd plenty of moral German patriots who just wants the world to thrive to the best of its ability
I hope there will be no major conflicts
I am really curious as to how a world war style conflic would play out today, with the largest population centers containing millions of people, just how can militaries hope to occupy and supress the civilian population, is occupation even a viable strategy?
I think it comes down to whether the next World War can be a total war without a resort to nuclear weapons.
I'm almost afraid to ask what would be strategically easier than just nuking those population centers.
Some sort of AI controlled slaughterbot drone swarm I expect...
It depends on if the people will surrender and what areas are taken first. Most of the far east would just surrender to a few thousand, a good chunk of the intermediate east would surrender in totality after a few skirmishes if the government being replaced calls for a surrender and some chunks of Europe/America will surrender the second the missiles reach the outskirts of their cities while others would be fighting until the last breath
The US, Japan, South Korea and perhaps Taiwan seem well situated for a NATO - style alliance.
Australia too
Add to the alliance:
India
Pakistan
Australia
Vietnam
The alliances could prevent war because nobody will challenge that power house.
Taiwan is part of China.
I'd throw Canada in their too. They already patrol with the American ships in the south Asian Sea.
There was an attempt to mark a eastern “nato” but nobody got on bored both Australia and New Zealand aren’t interested in such a thing and either is Japan.
All these Countries maintain a strong relationship with NATO to begin with, so there’s really no need unless China launches an attack.
He is a man of very few words. It's almost like wasting time interviewing someone like that.
True 😅
hahahaha,....
His TIE killed me before he spoke a single word.
*Bunny-TIE* 😂🤣😂
germans and japanese are a lot alike now that i think about it. very calculated and methodical people that run a society which strongly adheres to laws. big into engineering. big drinking cultures after work. strong economic rebound after the last world war. huge players in the automotive market. strong economies
Hahahha "very calculated"? Have you seen the mess that Germany is right now? Germans is as calculated as a headless chicken in a burning hen house.
@@wilhelmvanbabbenburg8443 Die US Botschaft in Berlin hat keine Fenster aber UV Strahlung zeigt,die Energie bedarf ist enorm…..Japan and germany are both well organized and managed by the USA since the End of WW2….from the top to the down those who do not listen to the master US overlord is either being replaced or expired…..USA general marcker author even wrote the Japan constitution ….in Germany, those who are not follow the masters order are left in Reihenweisenlage and the follower are being planted in the establishment of media and finance sectors…..anyway ,it is better for the middle class countries to live under US empire which rules the world by finance and military…Germany is being allowed to sell cars as long as it use dollars….the pre-America empire,the British empire rules the world by occupation and selling products which does not allow Germany and Japan to sell stuffs ….in order to sell stuffs during British order,a country need war to occupy markets in order to sell industrial stuffs…….so in many way, US empire of post ww2 is better the the previous one and more sophisticated one,who rules the world as a government (monopoly on military and money printing rather than sell and making stuff himselfs.)
Germany knows how to ride on China huge growth and demand. It is thriving and excel steadily the biggest economy in EU for the past 30 years.
Whereas, Japan had never recovered from the bubble burst since it was forced to sign Plaza Accord 30 years ago.
Thats thebproblem, germans go work with hangover in the next day, i was thinking they were not só inteligent like i thought but now u answer me..
And extreme porn and genocide.
Love Japan ❤❤❤😍
*Japan🇯🇵 have islands dispute with China, Russia, South Korea.*
make border agreement & peace!
He stared taking brave positions but quickly went into a shell
I can’t confirm nor deny.
Let's hope that Germany isn't scared of China too.
They actually are.😂
@@Nehas949 yes we should all be scared of China as long CCP runs the show over there..
Even US scare of China, the only country punched it's face really hard.
Taro Kono is doing the right thing in not divulging anything that might give away Japan's plans, he is probably all too aware that the CCP is likely watching this interview. Since the CCP hasn't been very transparent to the world about pretty much everything, I don't see why Japan should answer anything that they don't want China to know.
Japan killed 30 million Chinese soldiers and civilians in World War II, and killed 30 people in Nanjing. The US military deceived 100000 people in Okinawa to come to the massacre, but they were scared to jump off the cliff. The rape and massacre in Southeast Asia, Japan did not apologize again. All the records of World War II were deleted from the textbooks. So far, they still worship the temples dedicated to the war criminals of World War II, and still smear China in the world, because the people who committed crimes are afraid.
The Sino-Japanese war in World War II, because the West deliberately closed its eyes, because the sadness of the yellow people is not worth discussing, this is the great and kind West.
Why do you think that Japan will provoke China again and China will not take revenge? If Japan dares to come, we Chinese have volcanoes in our hearts.
Japan's architectural clothing and food were taught by the Tang Dynasty of China and copied by the Tang Dynasty of China, but he was so cruel, so Japan is a hypocritical nation, and he will never forget the American atomic bomb.
You also underestimate the strategy of the Chinese people. We known all about Japen.
You know war is inevitable just never seem to say especially in our time where the major of the super power are not going at it with eachother
without US, Japan is papier tiger
Of course you’ll say that Chinese bot.
The Japanese military has decades of experience fighting giant monsters. That should help them slay this Red Dragon
Giant monsters like US, Soviet Union, China, British during WW2.
Yeah, but THEY LOST.
@@borneowarriors4586 What on earth are you talking about? The JSDF has spent the last 70+ years fighting Godzilla and his pals. No one is as good at it as they are. They have blue lasers, flying bricks with lasers, Mechagodzilla! And if that doesn't work, they can deploy Domo-kun and Hello Kitty to soften the opposition! Or unleash a horde of Pokémon and Digimon!
@@FieryCheeze bruh. 😄
If you look at the map at 2:30 and didn't know any background and history behind the ownership of the islands, then it kinda seems like the most logical owner of the islands should be Taiwan right?
We cannot talk about it!
Nice report
Kind of interesting person to ask about China when his own father actually has a company in China with more than 51% share which is pretty rare. He is also pushing to put ads on TikTok for some Japanese government. He also scrapped land based ballistic missile defense because he felt there are some complications.
Oh interesting
Just few days ago Taro’s father got interviewed by Japanese tv which is left wing broadcast (TBS).
He is saying against Now & former cabinet, ex-prime minister Abe and Suga, presentPM Kishida was doing wrong leadership to China.
also he said don’t against China.
He is showing to China he does for China.
The timing is perfect, Taro said when he had interviewed the answer was softly against China, and further was saying strongly support China.
They are panda hugger’s for sure.
I guess the editor is not willing to interview him next time, if there any...
Read Asia's deadly triangle it's a 1990s book by Kent Calder it talks about energy strategy and military expansion of China in connection with the Pacific Wall of islands defending ASean and Japan.
Fact: both legal and historical: "Japanese sovereignty shall be limited to the islands of Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku and such minor islands as we [USA, Britain, China, later USSR] determine." said so in the Cairo Declaration, Potsdam Decoration, The Japanese Terms of Unconditional surrender in WWII, The Treaty of San Francisco, The Treaty of Taipei, The Sino Japanese Piece Treaty 1978 and many other treaties, and international legal agreements and documents.
So what Japanese territorial dispute is the Japanese talking about! Unless Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku being invaded by the Chinese.
Are the islands mostly known by the Japanese names? Or the Chinese/Russian names? There's your answer
Historically Okinawa has never belonged to china
Well the kurils are still occupied by russia and china wants to attack Taiwan. They want to help Taiwan.
@@irvingchies1626 In general everything is known more by their Chinese Name Over their Japanese or Russian Names. There are simply more Chinese.
@@davidcoldstar6333 What are you talking about. We are not talking about Okinawa but. But both legal and historical "Japanese sovereignty shall be limited to the islands of Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku and such minor islands as we [USA, Britain, China, later USSR] determine."
Dont wake up a sleeping Japan military. You dont like that to happen. Trust me on this.
What kind of watch is that?
JSY Bamboo watch
Repeatedly not taking "no" for an answer is irritating.
Go japan 🇮🇳❣️🇯🇵
What a waste of time listening to this! He's not giving any information.
Isn't the SEATO, the South East Atlantic Treaty Organization, already a "Pacific NATO? 🤔
Nations, powerful and not powerful, all like a trapeze artist balance on a tightrope - "electrocuted". Greetings from Medellin. Colombia 🇨🇴
I wish all other western leaders kept the mouth shut when it comes down to their policies and actions being taken in regards to security etc. Respect to Mr Tara Koni! Brilliant interview
Exactly...keep 'em, china and ruzzia, guessing to deprive both opportunities to throw their belligerent weight around
Is time for Japan’s to arm themselves and I think we should support their ambitions.
Have you forgotten why they were forbidden to have an aggressive army?
@@danl.2626 yes but that’s the past
@@JMB-ch8vj Are you kidding. History is doomed to repeat itself. We must prevent another WW.
Props to the interviewer for rolling through all the non answers. Both spoke well.
He is very careful about leaking information.
In fact, the attitude of neighboring countries towards Japan is not as optimistic as that of Germany. It's just since DW chooses its viewing angle it expects.
@Blue on blue Why not think that the United States is dividing other countries? Politics in this world has always been like this, don't talk you behaviours as innocent virgins.
Its China's rhetoric to divide its neighboring countries, Don't fall for it. As someone from S.Korea, I strongly support the Asian Pacific Treaty Organization.
The biggest threat is the CCP of China, one party state. All Asian nations are acutely aware and concious of this fact.
Lol based on whose definition? China? 🤣🤡
@@pancakecc4200btw South Korea is always that one guy in the East Asian group who hates everybody else. Name one group in the area, including the US, that a South Korean doesn’t hate.
Usually when you agree to an interview you actually answer questions.
It's very telling that he can't talk about Japan's plans regarding "Pacific NATO": Japan is interested in something big. Whatever that something is; if he refuses to talk about it there is only one reason it could be: the discussion is ongoing. This is not something that would normally take very long unless a lot of countries are involved in the discussion.
My take away is that NATO might not stay "NATO" and instead become something greater with Japan and South Korea joining.
until the questions are no longer irrelevant for the interview.
@@Ryanowning
There is another reason that he can't talk about it - that it would anger China to think other countries are planning their demise, which maybe they are not?
@@joebloggs5271 That's another possibility, yeah.
My old favorite word is "yes".
Why make an interview when not answering questions??!
The interview might as well not have happened because nothing new was said and none of the basic questions were actually answered by this guy. Pretty damn unless
He can not confirm anything when he has nothing.
He is an honest man and avoiding lie and jive.
He shows the fundamental cultural difference between Japan and China.
It's the nature of foreign diplomacy... being ambiguous
I'm of the opinion that the NATO of the Pacific is a great idea because will be an inspiration for all smaller countries bringing in the hope of somehow halting china's future expention !!!
Yes of course
Not easy interviewing this minister 😂
It appears that china wish to increase her sea territory space but by doing so she is creating fear over the other smaller countries because her fighting strength is increasing constantly by day !!! Japan even Vietnam worried because of the increasing air & naval activities !!! Japan for example proceed carefully of the alarming situation skilfully by taking all necessary safety measures in order to deal with this thread !!! So one way to approached this problem is by creating a uniform command the NATO of the Pacific which in my opinion will be strong & difficult for China to break it down easily !!!
might think that China is increasing its combat power just like that ....Without looking back at the emerging military alliances in the Pacific, the militarization of Taiwan, and so on.
@@pwn5047 So China is just acting 'defensively', is that it? BTW, so how goes those 'defensive' mass COVID lockdowns, Uyghur detention camps, and the Golden Shield Project for massive internet surveillance of its own citizens, aka 'The Great Firewall of China'?
@@LowenKM what happens inside China is none of your concern.
It acts defensively and, unlike Western countries, does not engage in the destruction of states.
It's because of US trying to contain China..
No Superpower likes being contained hy another..
Imagine China/Russia surround USA...how would USA react?
@@pwn5047 so, Taiwan is a threat to China, so serious that it explains Chinese military built up. Gosh, what do these Taiwanese put in their water? They sound very dangerous.
He is a man of few words... 🤭
YES
I'm not agreeing with what China is doing but so many people has forgotten what Japanese did to Chinese and other Asian countries.
I think Japan has more than redeemed themselves. We can't continue to fault them for their past transgressions that happened decades ago... But I see where you're coming from.
Lol we, the West have done a lot too. Maybe you chose to forget so conveniently.
China has started an arms race in East and South Asia. This will certainly lead to a conflict in the region.
Mind your words, it's not China start the arms race, China need to develop themselves, your guys can chose not to follow, it's fully your own choice.
Make Gundams Great Again! 🇯🇵
Preparedness is the key
Least cooperative interview ever
I hope the Land of the Rising Sun will be standing again like a gallant warrior... go Japan... the best in the world... much love coming from the Philippines.. though former enemies... Japan is my countries' best ally!!!
Japan slaughtered the Philippines in World War II, and the Philippine comfort women feel humiliated for you
Germany and Japan raising military capability . hmmm what a wonderful memory.
Good business for MIC
"What will you have for lunch?" - "I will eat whatever my lunch will be".
China's military expansion is not targeted at Japan, but to ensure Japan's security, China should allow Japan to have nuclear weapons. it is paradoxical, but I believe that east Asia would be a much safer place if Japan is allowed to defend itself.
If Europe allows Germany to possess nuclear weapons, we will allow Japan to possess them
Japan killed 30 million Chinese soldiers and civilians in World War II, and killed 30 people in Nanjing massacre . The US military deceived 100000 people in Okinawa to come to the massacre, but they were scared to jump off the cliff. The rape and massacre in Southeast Asia, Japan did not apologize again. All the records of World War II were deleted from the textbooks. So far, they still worship the temples dedicated to the war criminals of World War II, and still smear China in the world, because the people who committed crimes are afraid.
The Sino-Japanese war in World War II, because the West deliberately closed its eyes, because the sadness of the yellow people is not worth discussing, this is the great and kind West.
Japan's architectural clothing and food were taught by the Tang Dynasty of China and copied by the Tang Dynasty of China, but he was so cruel, so Japan is a hypocritical nation, and he will never forget the American atomic bomb.
You also underestimate the strategy of the Chinese people. We known all about Japen.
@@aab7472 Absolutely agree that Chinese people need to remember what Japan did and assume they will do it again based on how they educate their children. That said, Japan, by itself, poses no threat to China with or without nuclear weapon. In my opinion, US is more likely to use nuclear weapons on China than japan would, so whether japan has them makes no difference in the global geopolitical balance. The ideas is, perhaps, Japan will rethink about its relationship with the US if they feel secure. Germany is different because it’s relative economic strength over its peers in Europe.
@@ideally6849 In fact, Japan is afraid because he understands the crimes he has committed against China, and China is also his cultural mother. He also has racism against China in his heart. He is jealous and envious at the same time, so the Chinese people in the Japanese media are thieves, robbers and liars.
Japan has no strategy and gambles on the national luck at the critical moment. I think he will betray China this time. Lee Kuan Yew once said that Japan will move towards mediocrity and return to the position of historical normality.
@@ideally6849 Why should Japan delete the history of World War II aggression against China? Why does Japan never educate the next generation about this period of history? Because he wants to do it again, so that the people will have no sin. We should know that the Japanese people are innocent, but the rulers of Japan are the descendants of war criminals in World War II.
Japan is a country without resources. Why did it invade China in the Second World War because it wanted to find oil in the northeast of China. Why did it build nuclear power plants? Because he wants nuclear weapons early and soon, this nation is insidious. He will never forget the two atomic bombs of US.
Go Japan! 😁🌹
You must do it together
This guy has internalized the phrase that "loose lips sink ships." 😂😅
Love and support Japan
Japan was a military Power. Japan Colonised Mandsjuria, China War, Taiwan was Japanese, President stil is, Phillipines was Japanese, Indonesia, Korea Birma Malakka Singapore. Japan was a great Power and Japan wants a big Army Again to expand.
They don’t want to expand they want to defend themselves from an aggressive neighbor.
Japan want to TASTE various Superpowers' Atomic Bomb...they never tasted China and Russian Nuke..Japan is Asking for it🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Kimochi...Kimochi
@@blackwatertv7018 Both saying the same thing last time.
Who start build military first? Hmmm I think post-ww2, that would be... CCP of China.
@@Harthorn China is a Worldwonder. Solar, Batteries, EV Cars, Space Station, Rocket Science. President Xi Jinping is my Hero.
I don't know what you did (if anything) but this gentleman shut down mid-interview!
people seem to forget history. why does Japan only have a self defense force again? right, they got nuked and lost the war. why did they get nuked you ask?right, they invaded its neighbors and took their land.
China is so strong that japan needs us protection for this
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with their population difference it would be embarrassing if they weren't. It's also embarrassing that china has 4 times more people than the US but has a weaker economy and military lmao.