Japan, China ministers make first call on defense hotline

This is a good first step. Now Japan offer to stop going to Yasukuni and you'll be surprised how far that next step will go.

China has a habit of ignoring the red phone line. Extremely dangerous of them.

good move.

keep in contact.

Japan needs China,China needs Japan.

be a a good neigbour,do a good business.

stop warmongering talk and actions,scrap all dark past and pathetic yasukuni visits.

nobody needs war here and nobody needs any military conflict.

good luck keep in touch and cooperate as two equal partners.

Now Japan offer to stop going to Yasukuni 

Why? Yasukuni is in Tokyo. Who cares what China thinks?

This is a good first step. Now Japan offer to stop going to Yasukuni and you'll be surprised how far that next step will go.

This just means the situation has become severe enough to require a hotline as the US and USSR established after the Cuban Missile Crisis.

The majority of remains inside Yasukuni aren't war criminals.

Commenters need to realize that visits to Yasukuni aren't specifically to honor the war criminals enshrined there.

If anything the removal of the war criminals remains would be more appropriate

Japan and China used a new military hotline for the first time on Tuesday

What was the emergency to use the hotline ?

What was said ?

Kudos, Good Boys!!

A step in the right direction. Hopefully we can have friendly ties with both the US and China.

Rrringg!

"Hello?!"

'goodbye!'

Seriously though a very welcome development

Who believes that? In which language did the ministers communicate? One they are both perfect in , as those sophisticated and delicate matters would require? So which one could that ever be?

In which language did the ministers communicate? One they are both perfect in , as those sophisticated and delicate matters would require? So which one could that ever be?

There are these people called "interpreters." They've been around a while.

dbsaiya

May 17 07:24 am JST

This is a good first step. Now Japan offer to stop going to Yasukuni and you'll be surprised how far that next step will go.

Well, to quote china, "it is an internal matter." Not for discussion.

No doubt the US will listening in as usual.