Japan expresses concern about China's military drills near Taiwan

Japan is worried about other people other than themselves? Right...

"It's in our neighborhood. We should avoid a situation in which (the drills) would affect Japan in any way," a senior government official said.

Not In My Back Yard- admirable and insightful sentiment from a senior government official in this situation.

That is why they get paid the big yen.

Those Senkaku Islands should have Japanese military presents if Japan wants to keep them.

Once again Chinese warmongering attempts to put fear into the peaceful people of Taiwan. China will not be happy until it starts a war. Always looking to intimidate, to dictate and control others. China has no business interfering in Taiwan's affairs.

This simply proves to the doubters that China is hostile to friendly nations and is not to be trusted even an inch. Provoking neighbors and the region is now a common Chinese action.

There is no justification for China to terrorize Taiwan simply because they have no wish to be a part of CCP ruled lands. Nobody is on China's side. The world supports Taiwan and the continuation of the status quo where Taiwan rules itself. With the exception of Russia, NK and perhaps Iran, China is practically on its own.

China will be despised by even more as it continues it's belligerence.

China and Taiwan must reach out to each other and avoid any death and destruction to their people.

Just as China used Japan's "nationalizing" 2 of the 5 Senkaku Islads when one of them was already owned by the J-Govt, China uses excuses to instigate aggressive actions. Let's see how far they want to go because an 82 yearl old US lawmaker, who does not have the power to start a war, visited Taiwan.

The sooner the CCP is wiped off the face of this earth the more pleasant and peaceful the whole world, including the Chinese people, would be. Taiwan deserves tje full support of the free world,

The 2 natuins that condemned Pelosi's visit to Taiwan; Russia and North Korea. Just like individuals you can tell a country from the friends they keep.

Bah, this time it's probably best to just let them make some noise and get the anger out of their system. :)

It's better than real fighting.

Hubris. That is what sunk empires. It will sink the People's Republic of China. One must hope that real democracy and real socialism will take the place of that totalitarian fraud.

Michael MachidaToday  05:04 pm JST

Japan is worried about other people other than themselves? Right...

Yes, right.

" Japan announced assistance of the total up to about USD 1.84 billion to be the largest by country, steadily ongoing."

https://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/english/html/ukraine-assistance.html

Japan's ODA Data by Country

https://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/oda/data/index.html

Additioinally, the preservation of Taiwan independent of CCP control is critical for Japan's own security and freedom of navigation in an area that Japan and South Korea rely upon for engery.

The sooner the CCP is wiped off the face of this earth the more pleasant and peaceful the whole world,

Brilliantly stated.

I would add Fascist Russia to that statement.

The Japanese Foreign Minister needs to visit Taiwan ASAP, following in the footsteps of Pelosi, to show solidarity and shore up security ties.

The Chinese leaders should pay a visit to Mars and declare a nationalizing of that red planet has the Chinese sovereign over there.

The Chinese had landed a spacecraft in Mars last year, here we go again!

Well done Pelosi, Taiwan is now surrounded and under fire from live military drills from Beijing.

China and Taiwan must reach out to each other and avoid any death and destruction to their people.

doesn’t fit USA plan, sorry.

Some ccp bots are so funny. The military exercise will not have any meaning, and China does not dare to confront the United States.

Pelosi is a muppet. She should be arrested when she gets back to the US for endangering national and international security

she gets back to the US for endangering national and international security

china should detain. She is an insurgent.

Pelosi is a muppet. She should be arrested when she gets back to the US for endangering national and international security

How much were you paid to make this post here?

Pelosi has always taken a hard line about China. At least she has the cojones to stand up and take action and not pusse-foot around the delicate Chinese feelings about Taiwan.

Taiwan’s government today stated these drills “have invaded Taiwan’s territorial space, amount to a blockade of Taiwan’s air and sea space”

For the next five to seven day Taiwan is surrounded, unable import or export any goods, agricultural, fishery, most importantly, coal, crude oil and petroleum products. Without the Government of China nod.

How can U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's self righteous finger wagging visit be defined as anything other than diplomatic disaster.

Is it any wonder the Japanese Government is questioning the objective rationality behind the whole reasoning of such an undertaking?

Asked if Japan supports Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, Matsuno said, "We are not in a position to comment.

"It's in our neighborhood. We should avoid a situation in which (the drills) would affect Japan in any way," a senior government official said.

Rodney Rodney Rodney........Comrade. Don't you have better forums to troll from your bunker in the Kremlin than 'Japan Today'?

How on earth should the PRC detain Pelosi whilst she is in the ROC? Answers on a postcard please?

Asked if Japan supports Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, Matsuno said, "We are not in a position to comment."

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What a complete drip Matsuno is!

Now that Nancy has departed, what was gained for Taiwan or for the Taiwanese people?

Both NYTs Thomas Friedman and Asia Society Kevin Rudd said the visit was a mistake with no clear objectives and a potential for violence. Fortunately, it looks like we have avoided the second part.

What this visit required was a experienced seasoned cool headed diplomat.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is not anything close to the above.

Nancy Pelosi political career dedicated to activism, She who screams the loudest and longest

Joe Biden knew this, as did the US military.

Pelosi stepped off that plane and created a proverbial poo storm without any thought to what would be the outcome.

Let China huff and puff. This was expected really. Too bad about the ban on Taiwanese imports. Childish.

Maybe other countries can pick up the slack and start importing these Taiwanese products.

@theResident

Rodney Rodney Rodney........Comrade. Don't you have better forums to troll from your bunker in the Kremlin than 'Japan Today'?

How on earth should the PRC detain Pelosi whilst she is in the ROC? Answers on a postcard please?

Did you read Rodney's post on Putin? It was a love letter. The love and admiration for him... lol

Almost beyond belief.

LMFAO so will China put on a fireworks show when Pelosi visits Japan since they also CLAIM the uninhibited inlets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea?

Let China huff and puff. This was expected really. Too bad about the ban on Taiwanese imports. Childish.

Maybe other countries can pick up the slack and start importing these Taiwanese products.

@theResident

Rodney Rodney Rodney........Comrade. Don't you have better forums to troll from your bunker in the Kremlin than 'Japan Today'?

How on earth should the PRC detain Pelosi whilst she is in the ROC? Answers on a postcard please?

Did you read Rodney's post on Putin? It was a love letter. The love and admiration for him... lol

Almost beyond belief

This is an A and B situation, Japanese should C their way out

@TokyoJoe Had Pelosi not went to Taiwan you would be under CCP control and every country in SE Asia would be bullied. It's nothing but a fire works show!!! Little kids throwing a tantrum, the same logic the other communist country do when they can not get their way. NK lob missiles, and when they do decide to act on their actions they get what Russia is getting a bunch of body bags coming home in return!!

Well done Pelosi, Taiwan is now surrounded and under fire from live military drills from Beijing.

Taiwan is surrounded by Chinese military exercises. Pelosi has left.

The Taiwan Strait is the primary route for ships passing from China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan to points west, carrying goods from Asian factory hubs to markets in Europe, the US and all points in between.

The above is the price of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visit and political posturing, now infested with Government of China live firing drills.

Xi would serve his own self interests by trying to be friends with his neighbors, instead of acting the bully.

Taiwan's $270 billion/year exports to China just took a big hit.

Usual pro-CCP apologists seeking to justify the hissy fit and tantrum by China at a friendly visit by a civilian politician to an independent country. Same apologists who can’t see anything wrong in russia’s army of rapists and paedophiles invading a peaceful sovereign neighbour!

China needs to wind its neck in and stop looking like a red faced brat throwing its toys in a tantrum (waiting for the pictures of number eleven throwing him self on the floor and drumming his heels!) and Japan needs to push back more robustly.

China wasn’t bluffing when they said there will be consequences if Pelosi visit Taiwan. Pelosi wanted to provoke China to invade Taiwan because globalists like Pelosi wants more crises because they thrive in crisis. China and Russia are not down with the New World Order agenda of the elites so they are provoking them so that they can sanction them and isolate them to destroy them. In order for the one world governance to be established, strong powers have to go and that includes America. Look at what Biden did to America’s economy.

This isn’t about China and Taiwan. This is about Nancy wanting attention. Look at me I’m Nancy.

The US has spent close to $50 million dollars to send the Ronald Reagan carrier and a bunch of ships and planes just to protect Nancy.

What should have been in the first place, when the U.S. was about to recognize the People's Republic of China is to INSIST that Taiwan be recognized as an independent country. The PRC was at that time dying to go legit and might well have yielded with a few stipulations.

What should have been in the first place, when the U.S. was about to recognize the People's Republic of China is to INSIST that Taiwan be recognized as an independent country. The PRC was at that time dying to go legit and might well have yielded with a few stipulations.

Taiwan was never part of China. In 1945 invaded by Chinese fascists and criminal gangs and the Taiwanese were terrorized by Chiangmai Kai Sheks corrupt regime for decades , even forbidding the Taiwanese language.

Taiwan should be member of the UN and other global organizations as a fully independent nation

I'm often highly critical of US foreign policy, but when they get it right, they deserve credit. Such as this:

"Our delegation came to Taiwan to make unequivocally clear that we will not abandon Taiwan," Pelosi told Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, who Beijing suspects of pushing for formal independence - a red line for China. read more

"Now, more than ever, America's solidarity with Taiwan is crucial, and that's the message we are bringing here today," Pelosi said during her roughly 19-hour visit.

Link: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pelosi-addresses-taiwan-parliament-visit-condemned-by-china-2022-08-03/

Japanese politicians should be expressing similar sentiment. China must understand that attacking Taiwan would be as stupid as Russia attacking Ukraine, and only turn China into a pariah in this world. The CCP would be much better working with the west and the independent sovereign nation of Taiwan, than trying to be dictators. Look at how foolish Putin and Russia look now as they've gotten themselves quarantined from the part of humanity that matters.

Jean,you cannot recognize,what legally do not belong to you

Japan tease China and now worry..., stop the circus . japan invaded Korea, china in the past. China has the right to protect its land