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Former Chinese foreign minister says frayed ties with Japan temporary

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Increase the peace!

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"Chinese former foreign minister Tang Jiaxuan blamed Japan for the state of bilateral ties, criticizing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to a war shrine and its moves over the Tokyo-controlled Senkaku islands,"

Then the situation isn't "temporary" unless at some point in the future China is going to stop using Yasukuni as a reason for vilification and end their territorial expansion program over the South and East China Seas.

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This is wishful thinking. The "frayed" ties have generated mistrust and bad feelings, and unlike China, where the media dances to the government's tune, it's no sure thing that Japanese will reflexively jump at the opportunity to be all warm and cuddly with China.

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Dialogue before blows are thrown is always the best way.it's hard to take back a punch once it's thrown.

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I do not see a way forward for relations with the Peoples Republic of China. We are almost at war with them now. A wrong move on either party will lead to armed conflict. Wish I could put my uniform back on and help defend my country. Guess I am just too old for active service. It the PRC wants peace they will resind their defense zone and give up on territory park of Okinawa Prefecture.

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@ YuriOtani

So this has nothing 2 do with japan being a client or dare i say puppet state of America/western bankers, divide and conquer is the motto of the real powers of the world, imagine 1 africa or 1 asia they would be unstoppable hence divide and conquer tactics have been in place for a very long time.

Like the TTP which is under the guise of trade, just like the E U was when it was first sold to the various countries, now all laws are made in Brussels and the same will happen with the TTP.

This fake nationalism works so well to keep the dumbed down masses waving whichever flag, when the people who run the world on a oneway road to globalisation.

Keep waving your flag YuriOtani, i hope your a troll, but i doubt it.

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Is he for serious or is he saying this because he's the "former foreign minister"?

@ YuriOtani So this has nothing 2 do with japan being a client or dare i say puppet state of America/western bankers, divide and conquer is the motto of the real powers of the world, imagine 1 africa or 1 asia they would be unstoppable hence divide and conquer tactics have been in place for a very long time. Like the TTP which is under the guise of trade, just like the E U was when it was first sold to the various countries, now all laws are made in Brussels and the same will happen with the TTP. This fake nationalism works so well to keep the dumbed down masses waving whichever flag, when the people who run the world on a oneway road to globalisation. Keep waving your flag YuriOtani, i hope your a troll, but i doubt it.

Ridiculously naive. I hope you're not saying this in the mistaken belief that PRC "nationalism" is supposedly ethical, or justified. I don't think that you've experienced the "racism on a speed dial" nationalism that the CCP deploys on a regular basis. Sure, Japan has its annoying overly nationalistic oddballs, but don't think that it's the only one.

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@ Tohka Looking at all of your past posts it is very obvious you are a Anti Chinese troll here to mix this big pot of ???? up. I am not Pro China neither am I Anti japanese. Just a person with a wider global view of the world.

Read Brzezinski s The grand chessboard and confession of an economic hitman by by John Perkins for starters.

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Sounds like a dysfunctional neighbor - everyone better just smile at them but try to avoid.

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Wish I could put my uniform back on and help defend my country.

an extra old cannon fodder won't do much good.

Sounds like a dysfunctional neighbor - everyone better just smile at them but try to avoid.

hard to avoid japan, it's the 3rd largest economy, after all.

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maglev101Jun. 06, 2014 - 10:47PM JST "Sounds like a dysfunctional neighbor - everyone better just smile at them but try to avoid. hard to avoid japan, it's the 3rd largest economy, after all.

If you keep up with the news China is the country acting like a dysfunctional neighbor and harassing everybody else.

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I disagree. I don't think the terrible relations between the two is temporary.

China can't continue to act the way they are and expect Japan to easily forgive and forget.

These actions, accusations, and demeaning comments leave negative lasting impressions.

China needs to stop and think about what they are doing. It may already be too late.

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I highly doubt anyone could have constructive relations with a country that tries to make crappy claims to EVERYTHING, and now EVERYONE.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1538174/Outrage-as-China-lays-claim-to-Genghis-Khan.html

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Many people here seem to be missing an important context: it was Japan that invited the Chinese for this meeting to happen, with a theme of "always communicate despite governmental disputes". So this Chinese former foreign minister is merely reciprocating this seemingly positive outlook, while people here seem to think the Chinese is the one turning 180 degrees on its policy out of nowhere.

Even during the recent G7 summit, Abe "called on China to have a meeting together and have dialogue". Or that fact that Abe wants to re-establish ties with Russia, despite the G7's (or G6's) warning. What about the fact that Abe is talking with North Korea recently. Be reminded who was the one who took a tough stance on China and North Korea, or who voted Russia out of the G8 due to Crimea? Who is taking a turn-around now?

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