Welcome to 2ch/army>>1 Could you teach military circumstances of that mother country?
There are many people who have the anxiety in the military buildup of China in Japan. Feelings toward China have deteriorated actually due to the disposition of the J-1 1 fighter and the Japanese intrusion into territorial waters event of class submarine. What opinion do you have if you are China?
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Intellectual discussion board about Japan-China relations. It might be difficult to find one here. Chances are to finding one in academic discussion board of US universities sites....
Welcome to 2ch/army>>1 Could you teach military circumstances of that mother country?
There are many people who have the anxiety in the military buildup of China in Japan. Feelings toward China have deteriorated actually due to the disposition of the J-1 1 fighter and the Japanese intrusion into territorial waters event of class submarine. What opinion do you have if you are China?
It ..these sentence.. : please do not take it amissing that the purpose is to use the automatic translation though it might be seemed that it is amusing ..this...
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Yes,China military increasing, but ,if you don't think China is a enemy ,it will be a friend.
>>1 >>27It seems that the thing that this is reflected in a policy of Japanese Government toward China because it is a kind of the proposal from the opposition party is few though the introduced site is worth devotion.
>>32 I have a question. Regarding North Korean nuke develpoment, Does China take their nikes as direct thread to her also? There are some discussion that says N.Korean missiles could also be targeted to Beijing.
US is urging China to control N.Korea. That's understandable, But when it becomes extremely difficult for China to do so, China may use military power and/or intelligence to enforce regime change of N.Korea. Then they might stand against China.
Is this kind of case considered serious possibility in China?
I have a question. Regarding North Korean nuke develpoment, Does China take their nikes as direct thread to her also? There are some discussion that says N.Korean missiles could also be targeted to Beijing.
>>36 do you know about senkaku ilsland? this is not only teritorial problem,it's also important becouse of natural resourses Chinese Navy send DD to this teritory. this is obvious threat for Japan.
Yeah, this is 38 I really don't what you are saying. Can you write in English? It's OK if it's "poor" English. I'm not a British. -----------------------------
Chinaman, I've got to go now. Will be back. Nice talking to you! Wish to talk to you more later. Shall we try to avoid open fire.... War is not good. Anyway, later. have a good one!
>>139 I'll tell you the best way to annex Taiwan. It is " Admit the independence of Taiwan." I'm not joking,
During the rule of 國民党、the people of Taiwan ware educated as "Chinese" ,so even the 本省人,most of them regard themselves as Chinese. If PRC stop threatening Taiwan and celebrate the independence of Taiwan, Most of Taiwanese will be Pro-China. In the meantime, Taiwanese economic dependance on China will increase more and more, so if PRC guarantee "一國ニ制度"、the people of Taiwan will spontaneously join China.
中国に昔話がある:文は人なり -------------------------- China have a word: if somebody is gentleman ,his word is gentle. if somebody is shit,he will always say shit.
>>173 From every aspect, Taiwan is an indpendent nation. If China aggress Taiwan. it will be the violation of UN charter article 52 and other international laws which prohibited war as a solution of diplomatic problem.(ie. Kellogg-Briand Pact)
As I see it, You Chinese doesn't have the enough knowledge of International law. Japan and other civilized nations will not tolerate Chiese aggression ,as US accused Manchuria Incident as a Japanese "aggression".
>173 yeah, there are rumors and newspapers say something like that. but, if that report is true, all you have to do is go to washington post and just read the article.
People in Japan really worry if China is ramping up military powers. Especially compared to Taiwan air force and submarines, or some balistic missiles.
and watching Hong Kong, one country two system is really functioning normally? I doubt it.
>>179 There are four conditions of nation 1. a permanent population 2. a defined territory 3. government 4. capacity to enter relations with other states
Taiwan meets all condtions so Taiwan is apparently independent nation. Whether Japan recognised Taiwan as a nation or not doesn't matter.
In the first place, Challenging "Status Quo" by force is considered extremely unlawful even there is a Casus Belli(such as "unification" or "liberation") in today's world.
>>179 >Manchuria never be a part of Japan ,so ,Manchuria Incident is Japanese "aggression". You are right. Manchuria isn't Japan in the past and forever. Now,Manchuria is a part of China. But it was not a part of china before 60years. Those days the Soviet Union took aim with army at the Asia and ports. Manchuria was Japanese strategic point. As Our ground fathers had to keep japan. So Japan invade Manchuria.I'm sorry.But I takes pride in ground father's actions.
Sorry,my English is not enough.But I want you to understand a my thinking.
>183 well, there're lots of Japanese who want to talk you. so I don't want you to be too busy to answer.
china is made of many nation states, I think. and some part of your country want there own independence. For exsample Hsinchiang Uighur Autonomous Region, Tibet, and Taiwan. So I doubt Red China can keep every eggs in one basket forever.
>So Japan invade Manchuria ぬぉ!「だから日本は満州を侵略する」になっている! −訂正 correction−
You are right. Manchuria isn't Japan in the past and forever. Now,Manchuria is a part of China. But it was not a part of china before 60years. Those days, the Soviet Union took aim with army at the Asia and ports. Manchuria was Japanese strategic point. As Our ground fathers had to keep Japan. So Japan invaded Manchuria.I'm sorry.But I takes pride in ground father's actions.
Sorry,my English is not enough.But I want you to understand a my thinking.
>chinaman 203 says, do IJA really have the ability to kill civilians in the battlefields? He worries logistics concern. machinguns, ammos, barrel life and barrel replacements and so on. you know Germans made concentration camps to kill Jews. they need a lot of preparations to run the facility. So several divisions at their logstics running out, and still can they kill that much?
>>180 Don't you know the 'boxer rebellion final protocol(1901)'? This protocol gave Japan and the european powers the right to station millitary forces near the Beijing and Tianjin. Japanese army RIGHTFULLY stationed neart the Marco Polo Bridge. anyway, Marco Polo incident was just a local incident.
The outbreak of 2nd Sino-Japanese war was 2nd Shanghai Incident(8.13). At August 13, Chinese Army commenced full attack on Japanese special naval landing force(SNLF) at Shanghai. Chiang Kai-shek could select the negotiation with Japan, but he started total war with Japan without hesitation.
At this point, Japan DIDN'T have the intention to start total war with China. Japan even tried negtiation called Funazu kousaku(船津工作). I cannot help saying it was China who aggressed Japan.
Maybe you cannot believe me. but I'd like you to understand that most of history books on 2nd Sino-Japanese war were badly distorted by political stance. For example, Most of Chinese beleive 田中上奏文 really existed, but today, 田中上奏文 turned to be totally fabrication. I admit that Pre-war Japanese policy toward China was invasive and harsh to Chinese people, Japan DIDN'T have a plot to conquer China.
>>199 Japanese Killed many people in China.I don't deny what you wrote. In Nanjing, some Japanese solders had had many failures. I don't know about number of victims. I'm sorry that. But is Chinaese a gentlemens country? I don't know too. It is clearly that Chinaese Killed many Japanese before WW2.For example at 通州. I don't scold you for that. As It is fog of war. I think Chinaese should admit own miss.
>211 南京 atrocities is happened in 1937. And 日清戦争 took place from 1894 to 1895. So, there are many years past between these two events. and the diary you mention is translated into Japanese several years ago. Are there reference to IJA kill people systematically with orders from above?
By the way, You mention 万人坑, though that is new to me. Can you show some links to some HP? In China, IJA only occupy cities and railroads. And there are too few to conduct search and destroy type operations.
>218 Thanks ,though I want to know the facts. DO you know any site to tell excavation results and some kind of autopsys? or some kind of maps and geographicall postions of 万人坑. I wander can IJA really kill so many chinese citizens or soldiers.
>221 thanks for many splendid photos. though several of them are hard to tell if it's genuine or not. For exsample the photo of several mankinds being beheaded and hunged on the pillars. If there are no description, I wonder people can understand it's done by IJA.
By the way, it's easy to tell chinese people nowadays hate Japan. I wonder why.
>>217 Thank you... I have no time now ,and I go trabel to go ski.So I can't tell you more. But people in japan will tell you more here. So I want you to come here tomorrow night. May Japan and China become good friends each other! Have a good night.
>234 Japanese are never against Nanking atrocities memoriam. But chinese are against Yasukuni Shrine. Why do you matter Japanese's inner matters? Those gods in the Yasukuni Shrine have served Japan and died. Why not pay respect to them?
to 239 it's links to kind of discussion forum in English about security matters. there are several topics. For example, KOREA: just how dangerous is North? U.S. to recognise Taiwan? Japan to join US on Taiwan?
to chinaman >249 well, there are some arguments about 東京裁判. And some people doubt if it is really legal or not. Should vitors always be right and bring loser's country stateman to traial?
You know, they are just statesmen, politicians or soldiers whatsoever who served Japan. And 東京裁判 or ABC戦犯裁判 had done by victors, not by Japanese.
to chinaman there are nothing like war responsibilty. It's just myths. If Japan won, perhaps Japanese did same thing to china or US or Britain. It's just politics, and Japan did lost. Personally I think it's bad idea to hang statesman for that.
you know, victory is for stronger country, not for more just country.
But now, Military power of China is "too powerful for self-defense" and it is marvelous for Asia. Do you know the event of Spratly Islands:南沙諸島? I think China have a little tendency to exercise military power to the international problem at once.
And China keeps strengthening military potential every year. China will become military power like the row with the United States sooner or later. Including Taiwan, Japan and US are watching them.
(and Taiwan is a democratic nation. The United States supports the democratic nation. Japan should also support the US. )
well, have you ever been to Hiroshima or Nagasaki or some big cities in Japan? In fact, almost all cities in Japan were bombed and burned out. So, lots of people died. And in Okinawa, there was a huge ground battle.
And social-Darwinism? I can't get what you mean. Please parapharse this sentence. あなたの考えは社会の進化論の体現だべきだ Your idea is socail Darwinism itself. Am I right?
I guess I know what social-Darwinism is. Though I can't guess what you mean by this word. Do you think it is bad idea or good idea and you agree with me?
>278 Well, Japan could not make war without counterparts. And war is wicked and bad and ugly, I admit. Though, conducting war is not crime. And Japan's statusmen at that time is not somekind of warmongers. They were just statusmen. And you know, in 1925 Japan made 普通選挙法. Bedides, if you hung them, you could not talk with them and know the facts. War crime is one thing, and conducting war is another thing.
>>278 Your idea about WW2 and Pre-war Japan are nothing but a propaganda of Communist Party. If you can read English or other foreign languages, you shold read books which are published outside China.
to 280 It depends on the senario, situation. In the next 20 years or more, I'm sure there will be several chinese aircraft carriers. And also, there will be some nuke-powered submarines.
By the way, last year, your country's nuke-powered submarine got into Japanese territory without notice and permission. Why? What is the intention of Chinese Navy?
>286 well, for the first place, I think war responsibility is myth. It's fiction. There was war, but there was nothing like war responsibility. So no one should not burden "war responsibility".
And china did bomb Japan with papers. Have you never heard that? In 1930s, 国民党's bomber did cross ocean and bomb Kyusyu western island of Japan.
And there was a huge ground battle in okinawa Japan. So there was a ground battle took place in Japan.
as >>210 It was CHINESE ARMY which attacked Japanese troops illegally at Shanghai in the first place. The goverment of China wanted and started total war with Japan. therefore, the aggressor of 2nd Sino-Japanese war is CHINA, not japan.
As you know, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor surprisingly, so Japan is the aggressor of Pacific War. I'm sorry that chinese citizens suffered serious anguish during Japanese occupation, but China also have the responsibility for them because The goverment of China started war.
Hiroshima ,Nagasaki and other strategic bombing are cruel and violation of jus in bello (wartaime international law), but Japan also has the responsibility for them becaouse The goverment of Japan started war with US.
>290 to chinaman So one of your concern is if there is war between mainland China and Taiwan, what Japanese self defense forces do? Especially Japan Martime Self Defense Force. Are you somekind of reserchers or something like that?
>292 So, they dropped paper bombs. Not real bombs. But if they had the capability to air srike, I'm sure they did.
And you know, at that time in China, there was a civil war between 国民党 and 共産党. And finally, 国民党 lost and crossed sea and got into Taiwan. So things complicated.
to 296; well, after the war, all of Japan got occupied by allied countries. And talking of the severity of war, you shold mention Korea war or Vietnam war, it's much more tough over there.
By the way, last year, one Chinese Navy captain came to Japan and studied at JSDF's research institute. Do you what he is doing right now? Did he got promoted? Is he commanding ship?
to 303; I really want guys who know about Japan got promoted in Chinese Navy. Chinese Navy is still hard to understand for Japan. So someone who know Japan by himself got power in Chinese Navy do good for China and Japan.
You know, there is problem with 尖閣諸島 or 釣魚台 or I don't know what Taiwanese call that islands.
Hi Chinaman, Currently, Japan/US is not supporting Taiwan's independence. Japan appreciate current status of Taiwan and so does US. US/Japan intention to "protect" Taiwan is just that, to protect Taiwan and maintain stability in that area, not to encourage it's independence.
But putting pressure on Taiwan with military power is a dead-end course for China. It won't work, it's bad for China. When Taiwanese choose to take action to decrare independence in a stronger form, as it is the result of a decision generated by a democratic procedure of Taiwan, it would be very difficult for others incruding US, Japan and even China to reverse that movement in Taiwan. And destroying the decision of democratic comminity by force would make Chine look like Germany in WWII ("protect Germans in mittel europa!".) International community takes it as responsibility to protect whatever the outcome of democratic decision process, regardless of what, especialy these days. Using military power against that is a bad move, just my 2 cents...
"以防萬一" I see. But the 軍備競賽 gives a marvelous feeling to the entire Asia, too. We should also reinforce the armament. 台湾問題 isn't only a problem between 中国 and 台湾. So US should take part in this problem. It is related to the security of the entire Asia.
And... Even if China uses force, China can't reach the objective. 台湾 already has enough force for self-diffence. America (and Japan) will also support 台湾 directly. Still, is there a possibility of attacking it in China? I don't understand the reason to persist in 台湾 there because I am idle, sorry.
学友達、みんなは立ち上が って天下の興亡を担い始めて 聞くようにしよう、いっぱいな耳は 大衆のが嘆息して傷つけ(損ね)て見る のならば、1毎年国土の喪失する私 達選ぶで戦いそれとも下がる私達決定する 人捨てて顧みない融通がきかない戦場私 達で行う奴隷とんとん拍子に出 世する私達今日だ優秀な教 え子が多い明日だ社会の大黒柱私 達今日だ旋歌1回の明日でめくる民族の自 らを救う大きな波、大きな波、絶えな い増加の学友達、学友達、すぐに力を取り出 して天下の興亡を負い始める! (my classmate , please wake up please do our best for my county,because our county is danger please listen,our people is crying and sad please look ,our country lost more and more 領土 day and day we must choice ,fight or surrender we must fight , even it means die we did't want to survive as a slave...)
to chinaman the lyrics you showed in 313 tells chinese nationalism is hard to be separeted from anti-invasionism. In this case, sad to admit anti-invasionism is anti-Japan movements. So, if someone want to unit China as one nation state, there is no choice but anti-Japan movement to use as tool?
Well, I suppose 国民党 and 共産党's civil war history is full of hints for china's way toward nation state.
清と中華民国の関係に関して、私は日本人の理解と中国人の理解が私の理解した日本の歴史によると全 く違うかもしれないと思って、天皇はとても長い時間が存在して、時代の更迭を経験し たことがなくてしかし、中国に多くの時代があって、“清”と“中華民国の”間の関係、大体“十分に利幕府”の“徳川の幕府”の間の関係に相当するのが その他に1つの国家ではない。 “中華民国”は“清”の継承者で、はい goverment change ,but not another country
to chinaman to 322; The point is 中華民国 is acutually the product of 国民党 and 共産党. Though these two political parties got involved with civil war. And now, 共産党 dicates mainland China. And you're from mainland China, I guess. So the problem is complicated.
In fact, several Japanese doubt if Chinese Communist Party really did good thing to China? Suppose if 国民党 won, what the situation is right now. Maybe, East Asia is more peacefull. Maybe there is nothing like 両岸問題.
I understand historical and emotional background regarding this issue. We do have 4 northern islands (and captured Japanese citizens in N.Korea), but Japan is not preparing to invade Russia (or N.Korea).
This is that, like China, Japan has learned from history. When we say we don't want another war, we mean it.
There are much better way to unify your neighbor. Chinese economy will grow. It will become a permanent member of G7 (G8? or 9) someday. Then why don't you give Taiwan special economic support and back up and create Greater China Economic Union, and then to Chinese Union like European Union? Or like relationship between Britain and Canada, Australia, etc...
to 335; I don't think so. If Red China collapse, there is another terrorists heaven. And some of terrorists do hate Japan, I never doubt it. So strong and unite and not anti-Japan and peacefull China, I really want.
to chinaman War against Taiwan could be a huge disaster for mainland China. You know, although there were strict mass-media controll by communist party, sometimes we have heard somekind of riots and civil disorder somewhere in China.
Seeking war and expanding armed forces could be another indication of internal disturbance. So Japan worries Communist party's attitude towards Taiwan.
to chinaman; The funny point is Japan's govenance era on the Taiwan is welcomed by senior citizens of Taiwan. Though Japanese citizens won't wellcome chinese communist party's rule.
Taiwan's independence would never lead to China's colapse though.
But I don't think Taiwan would demand definite independence anytime soon. US/Japan is not supporting that anyway. Most of all, recent Taiwanese vote shows that they want to maintain current status. Why does China want to increase thread in the area??? Why now?
to chinaman: The point is democracy. People can vote and choose their political leaders. Taiwanese love democracy. And watching what Hong Kong right now, they doubt their prosperity could be maintained under communist party's rule.
Is it really hard for mainland China to introduce democracy?
i hate war. but, if the war broken,i will fight.because if i become a fighter ,maybe i can give my son a peace China if i not fight , maybe my son must to be a soldier. i want that baby live in peace.
to chinaman: Well, maybe what you think is Soviet Union collaped and disintegrate. But in East Asia, there is nothing like NATO or EU. And china's every nations do know without unified China, there will be no hope.
I still believe China can maintain its integrity without major war though. With war, it's quite possible that China lose it. War would bring China back to 50 years ago...
to chinaman: Maybe, one nation two nation state works. Besides, China's economy is steadly rising high, and economic relation with Taiwan is also growing. Why not wait another 50 years?
Of course, we can wait ,and we hope peace.China goverment is waitting now. but we couldn't accept 臺灣獨立. never. now, Taiwan goverment want to 臺灣獨立,and they do a lot for 獨立.just not clear.
to chinaman: Chinese history is one of the main point Japanese high school students learn in the subject called "world history". I suppose there are some eras without civil war during disintegrated times.
If China is disintegrated now, what happens next? Braking up China means lots of state of their own with strong economical ties. Maybe, it won't sutomatically means severe civil war.
to chinaman; If you don't accept Taiwanese Independence, why not pesuade them? You know suddenly mobilise huge armed forces and do exercise or launch balistic missiles into somewhere near Taiwan's sea is bad idea.
If Taiwanese think they can maintain their political rights and freedom under mainland's rule, they will join. But with the military powers and coarcive attitude, they might never want to be part of mainland China.
to 365: For example, there is 南宋 era. 華北 is occupied by 金, the dynasty run away and cross 長江, -------------------- would you heard the war between 南宋 and 金?
to chinaman: Problem is Taiwanese is governed under their own democracy. So, if you want them to stop declear independence, why not persuade them first place? And if persuasion go in vain, why not take some major except conducting war?
There is strong economical tie between mainland China and Taiwan. And in Taiwan there are several political parties. It's easy to get china's communist party to seek their counterpart in Taiwan.
to chinaman So there is a possibility that mainland China without communist Party can be established. What kind of China is it? Will you explain a little bit more?
since 1979, china changed. more and more freedom. i know , now , it is not enough. but we can't deny that change. give us time , maybe China will be a democracy country.
to chinaman; Then please give Taiwanese time to think their independence. I doubt democracy will solve all the problem there exists right now, but maybe situation got better by that.
What do you think about my idea. This is only my original thoght, and is not even the majority of JP people.
OK, right now China needs some time to boost its economy. And they probably can't lose communism all at sudden. I think that China is on the right track now.
If people of each part of China want independency in the future, they could become states and more freedom from the government. Taiwan too. Hold on! I know you don't like this idea. But hey, what if we in the east and central Asia become the one big block of economical states like EU in the future. Nobody wants another war in our neighbor (not even 金成日), and we in Asia share similar interests, I think. So, everybody wins!
...well, maybe not much for the poor, but still we can solve these kinds of problems.
Don't think seriously. I just want to know how you feel.
Yeah, we all want to avoid major confrict involving China. China's economy growing up is a good news...I hope she'll find the way to live peacefully with Taiwan.
>>399 Hmmm.... Civil war... You see, I don't quite understand that. I have a little knowledge of Chinese history and may be naive, but isn't there a way to have peacefull separation?
By the way, I don't try to split China because of its size. I only say that only IF the people want to.
It's not 分離 but 共存。 And it's just for Taiwan. No one wants to see Mainland China 分離。 Best thing China can do now is to make 台湾 it's friend. That's where you start. Maybe later 結婚 when both are ready。 Forcing a democratic community to join you is nothing different from imperializm I guess.
>>413 says ----------------------- "Observing what's happening in Hong Kong e.g. tax rate of native HKer and Mainland Chinese etc, we I can't help assuming Taiwan economy would go down if under Mainland China control.
But if Taiwan economy goes down, that doesn't help anyone incruding Mainland China" ---------------------------
I'm not quite sure about it, the reason Mainland Chinese demand unification is not economy...unification itself means a lot to Mainland Chinese, though it is still it's true lots of people will suffer from that...
>>414 I think one reason is the economy. But I believe the situation in Hong Kong >>413 said is justified. What else can they do about it?
China still got problems of the economical diversion between the coastal area and the inside area. It's not only about Taiwan and Hong Kong. It takes time to settle their economy down.
Maybe later 結婚 when both are ready。 ------------------ i agree your this wors. now China goverment is do this. so we ask for “三通” (通商、通郵、通航). China goverment think "三通" will enlarging "交流" between 大陸 & 臺灣
>421 That vote is in Mainland China, right? If voted in Taiwan, many people would vote against joinning Mainland China. You can't force people to join your country when they don't want to join you. That's not unification, that's imperializm.
>426 Thanks.now Taiwan vote is the key issue yeah? --- This is off the topic Mr.Chinaman, during the weekday we, poor Japanese salarymen, are tired ;) hope to have big discussion again on weekend. Good night!
You see, having good relationships around you depend on understanding your neighbor. I just made up this proverb. :-) (I know there is an old saying which is like this in China, but am not that knowledgeable.)
to chinaman >>means link to that index. so if you put cursor on >> and click, you can see the sentences. Please try.
By the way, there were some areas where used to be part of China. For exsample, northern part of VietNam was once part of China. Why do you think? You want VietNam to be part of unified China, or should I say Greater China.
reply to the first point Taiwan is used to be one of United Nations' members representing China. But due to some politics and crude realities, now mainland China represents China at United Nations. So, during Japan occupation era, Japan returned its occupied area to the allies. At that time it was Nationalist Party who to govern most of China. And now, we Japan are pacifist so we don't want to excercise any military might to regain Taiwan and return it to mainland China. In short, Japan already returned it.
reply to the second point Civil war never ends. And nation building is really hard to conduct. And although there used to be some miltary conflict between Taiwan and mainland China, nowadays, it's quite peacefull and both sides want to expand their economical ties. Besides, Nationalist Party's dicator died long time ago. And there is democacy estabilished firmly in Taiwan. Maybe civil war between two political parties is rather obsolete idea
to chinaman; Watching what is happening right now in Iraq, I can't beleive waging war and occupying another country is worth your ideal "unified China". Maybe someday, mainland China's military might surpass Taiwan's defense. Though defeating Taiwan means that you have to reconstruct Taiwan later. Swiftly defeating another regime cannot directly equalls huge victory and nation building with ease.
to chinaman 450 told is like this. I suppose any developed countries will be not against if mainland China kill its own people. But killing Taiwanese is another matter.
to chinaman IF you want unified China, the only way to get there is by peacefull negociations and not military might. Saying military might is last resort or something like that terrifies other countries in some cases, and some other country got anger, and change their attitude toward mainland China.
There are some strong relations between mainland China and Taiwan. But if mainland China use its miltary might, the relation broke up. And you have another insurgencies.
to chinaman If there is a country which send humankind to outer space still excercise his military might at his neighbor, that is really odd.
And domino effect theory naver materialized. It proved false about 30 years ago. Waging war or building huge military might could be much more cumbersome for China's economy. Besides, there are some gap between coastal China and inland China. Waging war can mean putting coastal China into harm way.
to chinaman US arms sales to Taiwan is relatevely small what mainland China has. That 120 F-16s are handed to Taiwan is true, but mainland China can produce Su-27 all by himself. And there is J-11 upcomming. And mainland China does have lots of submarines some of them nuclear-powered. Taiwan has only a few diesel submarines.
US foreign relations, especially toward China changed in 1970s. In fact, Japan got surprised at that time. Compared to that, what US doing sometimes is maybe little thing. China and US were once enemies. They fought against another in Korea War. And in VietNam war, China supports North VietNam to some extent.
to chinaman 469 Although we all are in the internetted world, we are watchin world with the lense we already have in imnd. Education, society surrounds you, parents, child make your lense.
120 F-16s is vely small? do you know at that time most of China's aircraft is J-7(MIG -21) & J-8!! just one years ago, GULF WAR shake all China people!!
yes, China can produce Su-27 now. but US can produce F-35 at the same time.
to chinaman Taiwan once felt they themseleve was China and they represent China including mainland China. But they changed their strategy and once said, there was two China, mainland China and Taiwan. There was a long history of diplomatic battle between mainland China and Taiwan. IN fact, mainland China uses ODA quite effectively.
to chinaman So from your point of view, US interrupted the reunification of China. But one wanders why Taiwan wants F-16s for the first place. US arms sales to Taiwan is on the basis of Taiwan request. And it take several years before arms are in hands of Taiwanese. For exsample, we hear US give Taiwan several DDGs, but until now, DDGs are not handed to Taiwanese. In fact, US is very careful not to imbalance the relation between mainland China and Taiwan.
to chinaman Military power is scenario depended, not just some calculation. And China is good at asynmetric warfare. It's PLA's tradition. And watching China Navy's desire to be a ocean Navy, and huge some of money spending on military related matters, it is reasonable to feel somekind of threat from China.
Besides, China use its military arms sales quite effectively in diplomatic situations.
and at that time ,China didn't want to produce SU-27. just want to get the part of technology. Gulf war make China know how far off US military technology.
just several years ago, Chia army said a word :"多研製,少裝備"。it means we must get the technology, but we didn't want a produce lot of weapon. i think it must be a peaceful idea.
to chinaman So building military might to surpass Taiwanese defence could cost PLA's modernization. And you always tell about Gulf War. But what do you think about Gulf War U or I should say Iraq War? I think that US do not want to occupy mainland China. And they are very careful not to destabilise East Asia. Especially there is another problem in East Asia.
do you know how many money spending on China military related matters?
in several years ,China 軍備開支 just about 250億美元, at the same time ,PLA officer's income grow about one thousand YUAN from several hundred YUAN. grow up about 50%. this is the main reason of 軍備開支搨キ. one of my classmate in PLA, so i know something about it.
and only at 1998, Japan's 軍備開支 超530億美元,and Japan couldn't need pay for so many army officers as China.
>>470 didn't understand Chinaman's point. That made me laugh.
Hey, Not all Japanese people believe the idea of China preparing their military power against Japan I don't know how much Japanese people, but only stupid people believe the idea. Wise people know that the Chinese government is not crazy.
to chinaman It's matter of transparency of military matters. Western countries doubt whether mainland China really includes all military related spending under military budget. Besides, there was huge reduction during 1990s in PLA. Though the "military budget" is growing. And in Japan also, sararies for soldiers are very large part of defense budget. And about the matter of opensess, you can see how many ship JMSDF is going to make this fisical year instantly on the net.