5 views on the Chinese-Japanese confrontation

Skybird · 02-08-13, 01:05 PM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21290349

I am surprised that the aspect the Japanese commentator mentions last, the longterm strategy of China to turn the whole Chinese sea into a surveillance zone while denying any surveillance there to other, potentially hostile forces, has gotten zero coverage by media and public analysts. The Phillipines recently have allowed to get intimidated and blinked, retreating from Chinese bullying. I wonder if all ASEAN pact countries will follow that example, or as a closed faction will have the balls to confront the Chinese claims. As history teaches, appeasement and falling back from bullying opponents only encourages them to push for even more.

Fishing grounds and resources to me are secondary only to explain the Chinese motivation. It is indeed the longterm strategic perspective of military dominance there (what the Japanese writer calls A2/AD) that drives them. From a chessplayer's POV, the order of steps cannot be the other way around.

02-08-13, 01:05 PM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,660 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	5 views on the Chinese-Japanese confrontation http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21290349 I am surprised that the aspect the Japanese commentator mentions last, the longterm strategy of China to turn the whole Chinese sea into a surveillance zone while denying any surveillance there to other, potentially hostile forces, has gotten zero coverage by media and public analysts. The Phillipines recently have allowed to get intimidated and blinked, retreating from Chinese bullying. I wonder if all ASEAN pact countries will follow that example, or as a closed faction will have the balls to confront the Chinese claims. As history teaches, appeasement and falling back from bullying opponents only encourages them to push for even more. Fishing grounds and resources to me are secondary only to explain the Chinese motivation. It is indeed the longterm strategic perspective of military dominance there (what the Japanese writer calls A2/AD) that drives them. From a chessplayer's POV, the order of steps cannot be the other way around. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.