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Michael Machida
And some say America is not to be involved. OK... Let's see how that goes.
TaiwanIsNotChina
Was the Russian jet over an indisputed Japanese island or not?
Peter Neil
as japan should be. japan is a sacrificial pawn for geopolitical schoolyard bullies to taunt.
deanzaZZR
Japan freaked out by the same sort of activities that the US (and now apparently Japan and likely Australia) have directed towards China for decades.
Deal with it.
Haaa Nemui
Flares, lasers, and unprofessional maneuvers by local pilots it shall be then.
JboneInTheZone
I see we’re making progress. You’re no longer denying China’s wrong-doings in the pacific but are now justifying them. I’m glad you’re slowly moving forward
deanzaZZR
If you believe half of the things that come out of the Pentagon (or Japan's equivalent) I have a bridge to sell you. See John Kirby daily reality distortion field pressers.
OssanAmerica
And well they should be. We are also concerned with their antics off Alaska recently.
JboneInTheZone
The amount of irony of this coming from someone who parrots CCP talking points is astounding
What’s gone wrong?
Next time use missiles.
isabelle
Typical CCP false equivalence fallacy. The differences are:
1) The free world doesn't violate China's airspace or maritime space: it operates in internationally-accepted areas. If there is a navigation mistake, it is acknowledged and rectified (and, in the case of Japan the other day, the commander removed).
(You'll probably point to things like the Hainan Island incident, but that was a long time ago: it certainly wouldn't be the case now.)
2) China cries and stomps its feet because we enter what it says is its territory (Taiwan, South China Sea etc.). But there is absolutely no basis in international law for the CCP's claims, so we will continue to do so.
3) China/Russia do illegally enter others' airspace and waters, constantly breaking international law.
N. Knight
Russia do this with ships and aircraft in the UK with alarming regularity. It likes to flex it's muscles with various countries. China does too.
It's what happens when powerful countries are run by lunatic dictators.
JJE
Contiguous waters - which means international waters, which means freedom of navigation.
TokyoLiving
That is the problem, good old US is in the region intervening in matters that do not concern it since the end of the Second World War. And now that they are desperate because their decadent hegemony is disappearing, they want to intervene much more to the point of creating a war, which is the way to do their things and not lose hegemony. If they weren't intervening in the rest of the world there would be no war and the world would be a better place..
isabelle
Treaty allies concern the US. Securing world trade routes concerns the US.
China's constant law-breaking and aggression concerns the US as it directly impacts these two areas, plus many more that concern not only the US but the rest of the world.
The US is acting lawfully.
It is not stealing territory, building and militarizing illegal islands, or ramming other countries' ships in their own waters. That would be China.
Falco1
A smart statement to keep their rearming and militarizing agenda working with a fair casus belli.
Well played by these far right ultra-conservative oyaji in power,and the media still believe them.
Some dude
" A leaked internal memo from the Japanese ministry of defence was discovered, repeatedly reminding staff to not use passwords involving the words kawaii, oishii, buchoraburabu, kitty-chan, or AKB"
TaiwanIsNotChina
Rock which means international waters which means freedom of navigation.
deanzaZZR
Oh, you are your cute NED funded bullet points. The false equivalence is pretending that China is the menace by taking action to protect its borders while Uncle Sam strides around the world raining bombs on non white populations (Yugoslavia is the exception).
China would not need to collect signals intelligence data on Japan if dear Uncle Sam did not have dozens of bases there, a Marine Division and an aircraft carrier.
JJE
Irony is a decent, sovereign, neutral Japan that had made amends for past transgressions and displayed a level-headed international posture, wouldn't have this happening.
isabelle
Stealing territory, illegally building and militarizing islands, ramming ships, and cyberattacking is not protecting one's borders.
The US has zero intention of attacking China, unless China starts something. That's when the bases will be used against it.
You don't see other countries (not counting Russia and NK) complaining about the US bases, do you? That China does speaks volumes.
TaiwanIsNotChina
Just like how Germany got its territory back, right? Or did someone makeup something about punishment?
elephant200
The Russians were practising their rights of freedom of navigation. Absolutely perfect!
Agent_Neo
A communist country abiding by international treaties?
Talk in your sleep.
Nicolò
Good reason for the US to sell more expensive weapons to Japan and keep its forces in Japan on Japan's budget.