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cabadaje
Is the pay decent, compared to other jobs in the PRC?
comarade_captain
The Japanese coast guard has been exhausted and lost this game day by day!
cabadaje
Not at all.
China's goal is to establish a precedent where it can effectively claim contested land as its own and wear down any opposition politically. It is similar to a small child grabbing something and shouting "Mine!"
No. Gaining ground is not the same thing as keeping it. Being one of the world's leading economies is meaningless if there is little stability. Being respected as a world power requires acting like a world power.
That's is China's way of thinking. A national, heck, almost a regional mindset, limited in scope to the days where the world extended to the reach of your military. The global arena is a much different place. If you think of national politics as the playground (not too much of a stretch, actually), then you have to think about global politics as the teacher's lounge. Decisive action is one option, but not the only one, and not always the best one. There are situations such as these, where the aggression is most likely a bluff, where the best course is to hold your ground, neither retreating nor advancing. The less effort you expend, the more in control you look. The more effort they expend, the more aggressive they look. In the playground, being the most aggressive puts you on top. In the teacher's lounge, being the most aggressive gets you written up.
PT24881
"China's goal is to expand its claim to the Senkakus by effective occupation (such as sending these ships). Since they were starting from 0, anything they do increases their "market share". To counter this, Japan will have to take decisive action (for example, nationalizing, or putting real facilities on the island...etc) But "stays calm" generally equates to not taking such action. So China wins."
J-govt's Decisive actions, until now, appeared to be dragging the Americans into the troubled waters & securing verbal or procedural commitments of the big brother's protection. Have to 'thank' Ishihrara & his gangs who started the purchase game that offered precious opportunity for the Chinese to 'upgrade' their claims & actions. Ask the Americans -- would you scarify their boys just for a few wild rocks for the friendship with Japan especially when the US-Chinese relation is embedded with multiple core interests for both -- probably exceeding that with the US-Japan one ?
Kazuaki Shimazaki
China's goal is to expand its claim to the Senkakus by effective occupation (such as sending these ships). Since they were starting from 0, anything they do increases their "market share".
To counter this, Japan will have to take decisive action (for example, nationalizing, or putting real facilities on the island...etc) But "stays calm" generally equates to not taking such action.
So China wins.
cabadaje
Not in any single possible scenario will China win if Japan stays calm.
Kazuaki Shimazaki
@globalwatcher Ironically, this time, China wins if Japan "stays calm".
House Atreides
The Chinese certainly seem to be intent on stirring up trouble with an increasing number of its neighbors. Even the Indians are now feeling threatened by the Chinese.
arsseb
Let them draw first blood
cabadaje
Thanks JapanToday, we know, not really "news" anymore.
globalwatcher
Chinese government ships....hmmm. They are testing water, do not get provoked, Japan. If you do, you are fulfilling their objectives. Stay calm.