A US delegation sent to Japan in late 2012 purportedly to diffuse island tensions with China was headed by two senior officials who in the past have stated that the US-Japan alliance can only survive if Tokyo renounces its pacifist constitution and develops a "capable military force" to face the "re-rise" of China. By becoming the US's "bait", Japan puts itself in the firing line. - John V Walsh (Feb 5, '13)
Reported by Asia Times 4 hours ago.
↧