Japan Arms Its Southern Islands As Tensions Rise In East China Sea | CNA Correspondent

In December 2022, Japan unveiled its largest military buildup since World War 2 - taking aim at China’s growing military assertiveness in the region. But Japan’s military expansion and efforts to contain China began long before that. Michiyo Ishida was given access to Japan’s new military bases on the Ryukyu islands in the southernmost part of the country where she witnessed Japanese efforts to put up a defence barrier in the East China Sea. Under Japan’s new national security policy, missile units capable of reaching as far as China will be deployed on new military bases on the southern islands by 2026. Officials say Japan will be safer with the new deterrence power. But the military buildup has stoked fears among locals.
00:00 Japan’s new military bases on its southern islands
08:40 Islanders fear the return of spectre of war
14:29 Taiwan emergency could turn Senkaku/Diaoyu into battleground
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[@TheEmperorjun]

❤❤❤Godbless Japan...

[@krisbraga4519]

Japan must arm Senkaku island instantly.

[@santamariamarvy]

What's stupid about this is, they oppose expansion of the military but the moment they get invaded or chased out of their fishing grounds, it's the military's fault for being weak. CHINA IS NOT YOUR FRIEND. Take it from us who can no longer fish in our EEZ despite Hague ruling. CHINA DOES NOT RESPECT INTERNATIONAL LAWS. --A Filipino

[@yopyop3241]

China: “You should trust us, because we haven’t invaded anyone for decades.” (During those decades, China uses grey zone warfare methods against all of its neighbors and undertakes the fastest peacetime military expansion ever, even faster than the Nazis or Imperial Japanese in the lead up to WW2.) China: “Yeah, you should trust us.”

[@agusaffandi2347]

Then fight it what are your country doing 😅

[@kathc7818]

Being seen a non threat doesnt make you safe, it makes you a sitting duck.

[@santamariamarvy]

@@agusaffandi2347 Nothing, the politicians allowed it because they've been bribed. They spread misinformation online to get votes to perpetuate the cycle. Even now they are applauding the public funds spent without audits. Idiots.

[@user-te7rg6xi4l]

Good luck to the Japanese fishermen. We must all unite against Chinese aggression and bullying!

[@houtazi]

Against Chinese aggressive and bullying in the front of the doorstep of China

[@naturalhub88]

actually who is the invader japan > us ? brit ? german? or china ? japan yes but not now ,brit idem , german idem ,us yes until now as intruder .china was invade by all of them .did china invade other country ? mention one if i do not know

[@karlbryant5706]

100% correct

[@tadocoro114]

@@naturalhub88 Uighur

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[@nickreed3031]

Glad to see it, the Japanese have a very long history of being fierce warriors

[@rubren9683]

Viva Japan from Philippines!!

[@rubren9683]

@滅倭 Ur country next lol

[@nickreed3031]

@滅倭 are you really so ignorant as to think the USA will get nuked the most? If there is a nuclear war we all die dummy. The USA Russia China all wiped off the map for thousands of years. Then nuclear winter. You sound like a childish toddler who says, I know you are but what am I. Grow up and open your eyes.

[@dannyds7620]

I love Japanese culture!🌹🇯🇵✞🇺🇸🍺👍

[@dave4342]

What cultur? It is all based off of China?

[@samuraisingh6870]

Culture of racism.

[@ravensalvo1201]

its the same thing in our country, the phils (scarborough shoal) bajo de masinloc that filipino fishermen were fishing since time immemorial, suddenly in 2012 china coast guard appears & never left after a standoff & an understanding that both of them would leave; China treacherously stayed up to present & preventing filipino fishermen from entering the shoal

[@Shineon83]

I like this presenter. She asks great questions & has an excellent voice

[@JongGoh]

Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and the Philippines are beautiful democratic countries. Love from Singapore 🇸🇬

[@MrRicky4309]

Ahhem.. Singapore is not a part of democratic alliance! You don’t get to be part of the team!

[@jont2576]

South Korea and Taiwan used to be authoritarian and run by military juntas until late in the 20th century.....Taiwan only embraced democracy in 1996. Yet it was under these authoritarian leadership and military juntas these countries blossomed into what they are today. We can also thank LKY for making Singapore a pseudo democractic country.....the PAP government has out lasted 95 percent of governments in the world......with the exception of CCP and DPRK

[@MrRicky4309]

@@jont2576 what are you implying?

[@jont2576]

@@MrRicky4309 the world is not what u think it is.

[@happymelon7129]

Sad for these countries. It is the single highest national security issue , when the country leader need to report to other country. France: You are only vessel state if someone else allows to establish military bases in your territory.

[@GOPANNGG]

THANK YOU CNA FOR THIS QUALITY DOCUMENTARIES

[@JCStaling]

They are so great. I like a lot.

[@Sunabozupunk]

Yes sponsored by the CIA

[@tanmingqiang8613]

@@Sunabozupunk I apologise if this was meant to be a joke. If it wasn't however, you must be very stupid In life.

[@lydioconception3470]

Good for Japan

[@cookng2100]

Chinese military are not battle hardened. Would have a difficult time in a real conflict.

[@mojomanmurph1925]

China has the world's largest Navy and 2 million personnel in the PLA and growing whereas Japan only has 240,000 members in their entire military. Plus I bet China hasn't forgotten about what Japan did to them during WW2. I would put my money on China.

[@davidosako4680]

Numbers are just more dead bodies compared to being skilled enough to kill over 40 + people using your smarts and knowing good cover Chinese have no battle experience Japan has no fear of death you can't say Chinese send one soldier to blow up a whole navy sub so yeah Chinese don't do good in combat they can have the whole world in they're navy it's just numbers

[@davidosako4680]

Japan got history of if I go down I take you down or your ship sailing and they were so committed one suicide torpedo killed a lot of navy sailor and even sink ships Chinese never had that strong mentality of sinking any ship

[@davidosako4680]

Id take 240k good soldiers over 5 mill worth of dummies that are outclassed anyday

[@krishnapatel3583]

Japanese historically greatest warriors, proud and excited to see more news on their military . Respect from India

[@juanandreas97]

did u know they kill hundred thousands of Tamil Indian in south east Asian? including Singapore and Malaysia? just saying

[@Qavsify]

go cook curry kelings

[@krishnapatel3583]

@@Qavsify China bot 🖕🏿

[@Qavsify]

@@krishnapatel3583 mutton curry fish curry chicken curry

[@krishnapatel3583]

@@Qavsify sounds good hold the bat 🦇

[@byron8657]

Now the Brotherhood and alliance of Japan US and the Philippines was tested in the crucible of war in World War Two before enemies now friends and allies!Together we stand divided we fall! For peace and stability security and prosperity of the entire Pacific region! Strength and Honor! K

[@erroytang819]

Japan must have forgotten its horrific past, and so does The Philippines.... Conquered by both Japan and USA before...yet, these 3 wanna be the police for Asia?lol..

[@ninjafilmz7495]

@erroytang819 there's a communist dictator that's committing uighur genocide, forced organ harvesting, harassing countries like Taiwan, Phillipines, India and USA. Look at the chinese dissidents being threatened by CCP agents in illegal chinese police stations. Or the chinese escaping china to cross into America illegally. China is north Korea with money. Taiwan will give china a rude awakening

[@lastChang]

China is copying/pasting Japan's past before the WW2, including its mistakes. - China forgot how that ended up.

[@johnlim8991]

Talk rubbish.

[@franktoh3041]

The JaPENIS should prepare for genocide come WW3. They have no friends in the neighborhood. Russia, China and the two Koreas despise them.

[@Sunabozupunk]

Yeah the Yankees are killing people as usual, this time those Yankee murderers will meet a horrible end and suffer as they deserve. I can't wait to see that from France!

[@freemanol]

the bots are out in full force

[@botoyo7374]

I believe the KZbinRS more than CNA

[@Poohjin1]

Yes 👍

[@Smoothe932]

Great article. I enjoyed it very much. It is definately information that needs to be heard. However, I listen to these videos while driving. Much the same as a podcast. I can not read the translations. An audio dub of the foreign language into English, instead of text translations, makes it available on the road. I don't know any advantage not having audio dubs of foreign languages. Thank you for listening.

[@junescabarte1458]

Taiwan and Philippines are nearest country also...i love Japan because my grandmother is half Japanese tamashiro family...

[@SamCouper]

Lots of indian bots here

[@wangchung7599]

.....because nobody cares about them.

[@Trolololitarian_RepubLICK]

Japan have the right to build up it's DEFENSE FORCE. They have the right to Defend itself. Other countries should not complain about it.

[@fas6556]

Before that Japan should apologize for their brutal war crime and stop praying to all the war criminal

[@peekaboopeekaboo1165]

It depends...is it for defense or for offense...in connivance with the US ?

[@veiking]

Two nuclear bombs and that is why Japan does not have the right to build an army😂

[@Trolololitarian_RepubLICK]

@@fas6556 aww how cute, but first your Communist Gods in China should Apologize to Humanity for murdering millions of their own Citizens during their so called "Great Leap" yeah Millions of their OWN CITIZENS DEAD, MURDERED. stop praying to your false God's in Communist China

[@Trolololitarian_RepubLICK]

@@leexingha oh how cute, Communist getting scared of JAPAN'S bolstering their DEFENSE FORCE? What more if they Bolster their OFFENSE FORCE, you all be shitting your pant's Communist Human Organ harvesting China Lovers, You all love eating human Organs? eeewww

[@tgifriday3563]

We support Japan. This should be our first line of defense against China claim in their “south china sea”

[@deanzaZZR]

The islands that were visited are located in the East China Sea.

[@GraniteInTheFace]

​@@deanzaZZR you would be surprised by how many people think the islands of Philippines is Japan.

[@naturalhub88]

okinawa is not belong to japan it is annexe by japan and us same as hawai is annexe by us .actualy it is a country and having rood with chinese.u do not see the fack that is why us and japan make a militery base there to oppraice the native people of okinawa.

[@ridhamatri9447]

​@@naturalhub88similarly Tibet does not belong to China. It's been annexed by China.

[@ridhamatri9447]

​@@naturalhub88China was annexed many times by the Mongols like Genghis Khan. So that means China belongs to Mongolia!😂

[@samuelross9884]

China should be nice to everyone.

[@anchored555]

That goes for the US too

[@ericpoochie]

​@@anchored555ccp😂

[@ericpoochie]

​@@anchored555ccp😂

[@kevinurban1303]

@@anchored555 US going to break your face.

[@anchored555]

CIA trolls

[@RyukyuanRipper]

I'm a JGSDF veteran. I left right as the Type 10 tank was debuted.

[@Bookodus]

Why?

[@RyukyuanRipper]

@@Bookodus I had a medical discharge.

[@Bookodus]

@@RyukyuanRipper Sorry to hear that. I hope you are doing well now.

[@jamesmichaeljean7840]

You Japanese looking awful alot like the Chinese. Same slit for eyes, please don't mind me if I will shoot you both just in case for my safety.

[@RyukyuanRipper]

@Moshiur Rahman nope. It's permanent because I got discharged. I was there 12 years

[@Binayo7194]

Japan is a sleeping giant don't provoke them

[@Sunabozupunk]

Japan is a little pooch who provoke a giant to please its yankees masters.

[@ericpoochie]

True😂

[@lambolim2178]

Who’s gonna protect us around the South China Sea 😢

[@diollinebranderson6553]

"Oh say can you see..."

[@agusaffandi2347]

Let the american do their job 😀

[@mojomanmurph1925]

@@agusaffandi2347 We have grown tired of sending our sons and daughters to fight foreign wars. Recruitment is WAY DOWN in the US military right now. Their focus is gay and trans people in the military and telling white people how racist they are. I would say they better off aligning with China.

[@okada_6869]

6:15 Different ranks. He's a first lieutenant.

[@sunsetsky4450]

Japan is badass.

[@user-mu5mi7ep2u]

the locals are so innocent they didnt know how China operates

[@kingnight5131]

guess who invaded Taiwan in WWII

[@Atipat12]

COOL #JAPAN 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

[@williamtan7912]

Japan have to worry about Russia up north.

[@yopyop3241]

Russia is a non-factor. Russia has chosen to commit national suicide by impaling itself on Ukraine.

[@anchored555]

Indeed, if the U.S. goes to war with China, Japan will face conflict not only with China but likely Russia as well.

[@erroytang819]

No wonder Russia do not entertain Japan's request for the islands to 'returned' to Japan

[@yopyop3241]

@@erroytang819 Russia will never voluntarily give up the disputed Kuril islands. Without those islands, it becomes impossible for much of the year for Russia to send ships to its submarine base on Kamchatka. That would make make that base economically untenable, because supplies would have to be flown in at huge expense by airplane. The effect would be to kill off Russia’s presence in the open Pacific. If the war in Ukraine drags out long enough, Russia could end up weak enough that the Japanese could basically just stroll in and take over those disputed Kuril islands. If that happens, that will make Japan and the USA the big winners of the war in Ukraine. The US would be deliriously happy to see Russia get booted out of the open Pacific and locked behind the First Island Chain.

[@ChopSuey-Dish]

I live in China 🇨🇳. Sorry for the Covid! I wonder why people in my country are poor but very greedy.

[@junghyerae]

Template

[@Sunabozupunk]

Yeah you live in China from India.

[@harmonybringswealth9193]

You live in Singapore my dear

[@erroytang819]

Haha..Chinese ppl are richer than your country..lol

[@Shineon83]

Just wanted to say : Whenever I see that a documentary/news program is a “CNA” production, I always know that it will be first-class…. You are seriously rivaling the BBC, PBS & DW in quality ❤

[@zeaxg]

BBC's quality is already down the drain. DW is fine. No opinion on PBS.

[@blardymunggas6884]

China has been in the region without problem until U S media made it a problem. Smart people will know who the real enemy really is. U S A. SG and Philippine are the only sohai that supports U S A. Sibeh sohai. CNA funded by you know who la

[@jennygrant143]

Yeah they all have one in common, state sponsored media..

[@tanjongmalim6869]

@@jennygrant143 the rest also has to one thing in common .. non state sponsor media So what is your point ?

[@jennygrant143]

@@tanjongmalim6869 u sound like a 12 yrs old😂

[@michaeldobson107]

Some 30,00 US active duty troops, including part of the 3rd Marine Division are stationed on Okinawa.

[@ArabicReja973]

*"70-year humiliation under the CCP 🇨🇳."* Historians wrote about Chinese civilization.

[@Sunabozupunk]

​@Ahmet Tekin If there was no CCP China would have been a dog of the US like India, Japan, Philippines, South korea and Singapore, just like here in Europe all US' dogs.

[@hiroshimiyamoto7121]

I love Amami's cultural music played during interview conducted in Island

[@jarrodyuki7081]

top 7 rules in every nation and top 3 rules for life.

[@sonh99]

Biendong Sea not south china sea. Use correct word 👌

[@alpanamoirang8951]

Japan army personnel look so simple and weak like an otaku guy.

[@phil20_20]

Cool! I think they might want to add some more volunteers, if you get my meaning. China has a lot of soldiers, and it is not just technical capabilities that make an army. You've got to have enough manpower.

[@Kiki-en9vm]

Now they are talking,Japan need to stop thinking that their staying away from geopolitics will help them, that time is over,cos the enemy is near.

[@misha791]

More support for Japan. Philippine, US and Japan mutual alliance iron-clad. Joint Thaad PHL/US missile systems in the Philippines and JMSDF submarines visiting forces agreement are being discussed preparation for contingencies in Indo Pacific region.

[@quasimotto8653]

That is GREAT news! More countries in the alliance makes the group even stronger. The stronger the group is, the more clear it will be to China that it will lose in a war. If China sees that it has no chance of winning, then hopefully there will be no war at all. I hope that one day, the people of China can have freedom also.

[@rickjames18]

Yes, the bigger the alliance the more deterence and less chance of war. Too many people do not understand the importance of deterence especially when an aggressive country like China is making large claims on land and sea.

[@jamesef5770]

@@quasimotto8653 Paid buzzer

[@HawkishMerlion1965]

Not to forget Japanese killed many Chinese , Indian, Malay in WW2 in this island call Singapore. Don’t be a running dog for the ang moh.

[@quasimotto8653]

@@jamesef5770 I am paid? For my comments?? LOL I wish that was true. Maybe I'll contact the Commies in China and Russia and see if I can get on their payroll......get some rubles or RMB for spouting the ridiculous word vomit they seem to like!

[@harryloo8544]

Is there and 2nd episode to question the substance of Japan's claim to the island? And the Ryukku kingdom too.

[@yopyop3241]

In the aftermath of WW2, the US preference was for Ryukyuu to split off from Japan as an independent country. But when referenda were held, the people of the Ryukyuu islands overwhelmingly chose to remain part of Japan. Sovereignty comes from the will of the people. Self determination. The people of the Ryukyuu islands DETERMINED for themSELVES that their sovereignty was as part of the country of Japan.

[@jont2576]

​@@yopyop3241 so one day if the one million prcs or south Asians in Singapore declares Singapore to be part of India or china,it is the will of the people then that determines the sovereignty? Shyt......we have yet to ask mexico what they feel about California,Texas,Nevada,new Mexico and Colorado being the "sovereignty" of united states.

[@yopyop3241]

@@jont2576 It is the will of the people that determines sovereignty. That is the current nearly universal international consensus. That is not how the world has worked for most of history, however. For most of time, stretching back to way before the dawn of humanity, the universe operated on the basis of “might makes right.” Respect for self determination is a relatively recent development and is a sign of the moral maturation of humanity. For most countries, it makes sense to date their ascension from “might makes right” to “self determination” to the date when they first applied for membership to the United Nations. Self determination is a foundational principle encoded in the UN Charter. In the case of the US seizure from Mexico of the lands that now make up the US Southwest, that seizure occurred during the “might makes right” era. More recently, the operative principle has been self determination. The US’s actions throughout have been in accordance with the norms that were operational at any given time.

[@jont2576]

@@yopyop3241 so if texas wills itself out of the united states of america,america has no choice but to grant it it's sovereignty?

[@yopyop3241]

@@jont2576 Correct. But polls routinely show near-consensus support among Texas citizens for Texas remaining a US state. There is a law on the Texas books that states that secession is illegal, but that law dates back to the 19th century and “might makes right” times. In the current “self determination” era, if the people of Texas ever wanted to split from the US, it would be a trivial formality to get that law overturned. There is a huge load of precedent-setting judicial rulings out there that make it clear that that law is incompatible with current law and judicial thinking. But until the people of Texas reach the point of wanting to split from the US, that law will probably remain unchallenged. No one wants to expend precious time and money shepherding a challenge to a law that isn’t impacting anything through the courts and/or legislature. I will further note that anyone is free to lobby in favor of splitting Texas or any other entity from the Union as long as they register their activities and reveal their sources of funding. So for example, the PRC is free to set up a group in the US to push for Texas secession. As long as that group discloses its activities and sources of funding, that’s entirely acceptable. That’s entirely analogous to the US openly providing funds to the National Endowment for Democracy to advocate for democracy in locations around the globe.

[@carlodivinagracia7432]

Soon, Japan & Philippines will have VFA signed to start joint military exercises with American, British, & Australian armed forces. Next is VFA with South Korea.

[@HouseOod]

That's nice. They should be prepared to offer citizenship to Japanese when the home islands become unlivable.

[@HouseOod]

@Winston Orilla what ambitions? Do you think they covet non chinese territory? To sinicize non chinese? Why doesn't Japan, Korea and Taiwan desinicize entirely. No Kanji, no hanja, no hanzi. No cuisine. No art. No clothing. No tech including noodles. You make yourselves an imposition upon us. You demand ACCESS. decouple like Gwyneth Paltrow. Send the message.

[@rickjames18]

@@HouseOod The CCP will do nothing when alliance is done. They would have done so by now but they don't because it means the end of the CCP when they lose badly.

[@HouseOod]

@Winston Orilla for all phil catholicism, u didn't practice the golden rule. When white Hague offered you an unjust verdict that benefitted you despite chinese documentation, you took it. When the same opportunity to participate in white incl japanese price fixing in Africa, chicoms didn't take it. That's a miracle. But a number of Kenyans and Nigerians went along with the white message that china was exploiting just like they went along when white graciously demanded china waive loans to Africa despite the fact that African nations turned a profit on chinese development moving that revenue to British Bank accounts. Thats not golden rule. Thats proving to white that certain Africans only mind slavery and exploitation as the victims but not as perpetrators themselves; in effect, black Africa handed white enslaved the receipt that its not racism but opportunity that given the opportunity, black will do to chinese what white did to black. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpLNY6CbgZWlbtE Phil did the same. You proved to white that given false authority over someone else's land, you will take it even though you blame colonizers. That's how everything, everywhere, all at once won 7 oscars when Till wasn't even nominated. Black has been killing asians since 1958 as badly as Emmett till was beaten to death. No outrage. White got the receipts. And voted accordingly.

[@HouseOod]

@Winston Orilla we need to seal.off from Pinas looking for easy opportunities like kuomintang pushing for ofw right of abode in hongkong to create voting bloc in hk after taiwan ingratiatingly ASE employed fils and gave them.the run of an island they care nothing for. And YET they sent Leland Yee to negotiate with milf in Mindanao with that tsinoy dentist who then DIED after they got caught. How convenient. You have Stockholm syndrome when it comes to kmt tiger cubs who were selfish in your country. All of asean has the same messed up mentality. U massacre chinese nobodies so kmt tiger cubs can pick up their assets cheap. You do this repeatedly in asean. You don't deserve classier mainland swan meat when you serve taiwan backstabbers.

[@eli-pd5lb]

LET'S ALL JUST GET ALONG. WHAT YOU THINK.?

[@Thunderbolt4]

Caution: The opposition in the video is a small number of people. The majority agree.

[@Peichen01]

It's the same issue as pre-Pearl Harbor: will this build up lead to miscalculation and get Japan into a war it cannot win.

[@yopyop3241]

The reason Japan had no chance of winning WW2 is because Japan lacked the ability to secure its critical logistical access to oil. In this conflict, it is China that is easily cut off from the ability to access oil.

[@Peichen01]

@@yopyop3241 Yeah, the US Army that’s stationed in western China and Russia can cut off China’s oil supply🤡

[@yopyop3241]

@@Peichen01 Ever heard of Siberia? Continent-sized swamp and one of the most formidable barriers to movement that exists on the entire planet? I suggest you research the transport capacity of the road and rail lines that cross Siberia. You should also research which routes China actually uses to import oil. Then you should look up where the US has military bases vs where China’s bases are sited. Finally, you need to research the “tyranny of distance” in light of the geography of China’s critical logistical trade lifelines and the US vs China’s base locations.

[@Peichen01]

@@yopyop3241 You do know the Soviet and then Russia and China already built pipeline to transport those oil right? You really think you thought of something they didn’t realize for decades? China not only have the most robust pipelines to transport western and Siberian oil to the east, China also have the biggest and most robust power grid to transport renewable power from west to east. More than half the world’s HVDC links are in China and needless to say China is also the biggest generator of renewable energy

[@yopyop3241]

@@Peichen01 Pipelines from Russia and Central Asia to China are dinky little things compared to China’s needs. Design capacity of less than 5% of China’s needs. You’ll also note that they were invariably built by Western companies like BP, Exxon, and RDS that developed their expertise in locations like Alaska and the North Sea. The Russians and Central Asians have not proven to be capable of maintaining anywhere close to the design capacity of those Siberia-to-China pipelines on a consistent basis. Apparently, Russia’s ability to develop and maintain pipeline infrastructure has fallen off a cliff since the breakup of the USSR. You might be tempted to point out that Russia’s big pipelines were built without much technical experience. Russia’s big pipelines were constructed more than sixty years ago on a figure-it-out-along-the-way basis. The main tool was brute force. In theory, they could do the same now. However, Russia used massive quantities of what was essentially slave labor that was provided by the gulag system to get those pipelines built. No one knows how many died, but it was undoubtedly many millions. Russia doesn’t have the ability to press millions and millions of Ukrainians, Poles, Kazakhs, Lithuanians, etc. into forced labor camps anymore. I guess China could provide the numbers, but with Chinese young people refusing to take blue collar jobs in China, I think forcing Chinese young people into Russian slave labor work camps in Siberia would probably be untenable. Renewable energy is good for what it is, but oil is often called “the lifeblood of the modern industrialized economy” for very good reasons. The Arab Oil Embargo was an extremely traumatic economic event for the US back in the 1970s. Researchers peg the magnitude of disruption to US oil supplies at less than 5%. Compare that 5% number to what we are discussing for China here. Cutting China’s maritime oil import lifelines would cut China off from around 75% of the oil it needs.

[@ike637]

Great !! It seems the lessons they were taught in ww2 have not sunk in.

[@user-ib8uj7uk7f]

wdym

[@ridhamatri9447]

Tibet was annexed so Tibet doesn't belong to China. Similarly China was annexed by Mongols so China belongs to Mongolia?!😂

[@louellecaldino506]

Go Japan! Make the Ccp discourage to make their own version of world war.

[@HawkishMerlion1965]

U forget many pinoy killed by Japanese in ww2 and Manila are bombed to rumble 😂😂😂

[@tokitoyotokitoyo]

Tensions rise over the past decade, but nothing happens.

[@BearMeOut]

that is also what they say in ukraine 1 day before russian jet drop their bomb

[@jont2576]

​@@BearMeOut yeah I bet Russia just invaded Ukraine for no reason.

[@anthonypiewtaofuu8411]

😂 wat you want from the happening? Japan will be flattened in less than a week.

[@Strikingathlete01]

What they say before every war.

[@diollinebranderson6553]

Now now. You're tempting fate😊

[@rudywong573]

Warmonger in action 🇺🇸

[@rudywong573]

@@winstonorilla4322 US have 5800 active nuclear bomb China only have 350 nuclear... US invaded 8 countries in past 50 years. including Vietname and Philipines... China incaded 0 country in last 50 yrars... No need genius to understand..

[@rudywong573]

@@winstonorilla4322 Chiina never follow what US did... thats why China have 0 wars and US as a weapon dealer hate it

[@kevinurban1303]

@@rudywong573 Not to break your bubbles. Vietnam and phillipines are with US. Stop crying, have a coke and shut up.

[@goofytiger]

Free lunch and get paid. Why not!

[@angeleusebio9451]

INSIDERRRRR,

[@MarkLandrebe-ef5yd]

Japan would have to depend on superior qualities.

[@stkang-fm1nd]

Japan govt just pay a few million SE Asian and now they didn't regret andforming army and I think China will teach them a lesson 😅😢😂😊😮

[@NightnDay402]

Salary man military force.

[@petergarcia8225]

Living in the 20th Century. We should all understand that we fight all different and difficult situations. We fight weather, sickness, poverty and misunderstood situation. We don't only think of violent wars. We think of the safety and to defend human rights. Most civilians won't understand this until they put on one of the most important uniforms in our modern day life. War of the past is scary, but we also need the strength of the military, the right education to live this life in peace. To live in peace we need to prepared for war. International and Local. We all just need to use our heads. The world is bigger than your backyard .

[@callumfitzgerald9964]

That is also true for the 21st century, the actual century we are all living in...

[@poplar6658]

Taiwan should be a different color than China 9:27

[@deonrobinson4293]

People actually wondering if Japan is going to pull the trigger. China should go read history books

[@johntwohy8337]

Japan has a zokkoku problem,

[@nevermindgaming7184]

While the Philippines also preparing for this war against china

[@technofanable]

nope, they obey to china lol

[@happymelon7129]

With enough payment , many Philippines politicians will follow China agenda. All Pinoy knew how corrupted their politicians are. Only money is real.

[@anchored555]

The Philippines will be collateral damage.

[@user-qo4ou3xm6t]

I'm selfish. Japan has an army. Not for his historical crimes. Make a national and international contribution. This is the best punishment.

[@hirokawana]

japanese people should respect self-defence army more just like american people tremendously respect USA military personel. i understand feeling and emotion of the local people who hate presense of self-defence army in their islands. however, we should consider that china communist party have been spending billion dollors to build up their military capability. their missilles are aiming at japan and taiwan.

[@RayMak]

Pray for world peace

[@ArabicReja973]

The Chinese holds the unimaginably unbreakable record for the *world biggest surrender.* - Over 1,500,000 Chinese soldiers surrendered against Imperial Japan in ww2.

[@sm69g]

not this time,times have changed.nukes will be use inevitably.

[@Trolololitarian_RepubLICK]

@@sm69g people talk of Nukes like the user also would not be affected, stupid mind.... Go ahead use nukes all of it, bet you'll enjoy the Nuclear winter

[@carlozduerson2935]

Yall are going to look at me like I'm crazy but if you believe in the MANDELA EFFECT, I have a short story for you or make that two short stories. I was in 5th grade in (1998) and I was looking at a globe in Mrs. Akins classroom and as I was looking at the globe I saw the year 1991 on it, and I was looking at the USSR and countries around it. then I looked at Japan and Japan had half of Sakhalin, all of Korea, and all of Kamchatka. I was confused on Sakhalin because it was split in half, so I ask Mrs. Akin who owns this piece of land, one part was colored orange and one was purple, she said Russia owns one half and Japans owns the southern half, my questions didn't stop there. Next I ask what does USSR mean and she said The Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics but now it's new name is Russia which is it's old name. I said oh ok.... Next I ask her about Japan, (before I get started, this is the teacher who taught me how to read but I won't get into to that today, back to the story) What does this say by Japan, she replied The Dominion of Japan- all that was colored in purple which were, all of Korea which was in a totally different spot, Korea was north west of Japan, Kamchatka, South Sakhalin, the northern Territories. Korea said Korea but it was part of Japan. I ask, Why does this say Korea but it's Japan and Mrs. Akin told me Japan took over Korea (centuries ago) .......... So they own Korea, so Korea was not a country, just a province of Japan. I will cut the story here and say, what the heck was she telling me, but I remember the map very vividly she wasn't lying but now nothing matches. I remember the Vietnam war but the Korean war never happened. Vietnam was two countries north and south. except the communist were in the south, and we were trying to free the north from the south. Communism ended in China in like 1994 I was only 7 years old when I saw the fall of communism in China, I remember it very vividly.

[@mingmuyiyang8615]

First of all, let me point out that what you said is a bunch of nonsense. In the process of resisting Japanese aggression, China suffered over 35 million military and civilian casualties, while Japanese soldiers suffered over 1.3 million casualties. Do you know why there is such a large proportion of casualties? There are two reasons: Firstly, Japanese soldiers kill every person they see, regardless of the civilian population. Men, women, old and young, kill every person they see. Secondly, Chinese soldiers are facing a shortage of supplies on the battlefield, often with a company of over a hundred people and only over thirty firearms. Chinese soldiers often use large knives, wooden sticks, and steel forks to fight against the Japanese army on the battlefield. Do you know why Japan wanted the Nanjing Massacre? It's just to scare all the Chinese people. But the indomitable Chinese people have always been fighting to the death, not surrendering or retreating. Do you know the thoughts of ordinary Chinese people? We look forward to the Second Sino Japanese War.

[@deebil8099]

Let's not forget the embarrassment in the Sino=Vietnam war in 1979. They invaded Vietnam and Vietnamese farmers with guns threw them out of the country within 2 weeks😂 China's entire history is full of massive military failures. I don't think they ever won a single battle. And now they are pretending like they can go up against the U.S. military😂🤣

[@lastChang]

Taiwan 🇹🇼 shares with Japan the *universal values* of democracy, human rights, and the rules of laws. - China 🇨🇳 is on the contrary.

[@mimiwinarto9164]

Japan has not even paid off its karmic debt from WW2 atrocities towards the Chinese. Ironically they want to repeat the same chapter of history again.

[@dunkinpossum]

Oh plz, Japan,Taiwan and the rest, r all merely strategic US military outposts. Democracy, the quasi rite to vote for a govt that works in the interest of big business/co-ops (also for the US MIC)😂

[@AntiWar_dude]

Taiwan is part of China tho 😂

[@showbizbalita9949]

@@dunkinpossum cry for the fact that almost all your neighbors does not want to be with u China. Not even your brother Taiwan. Lol ever wonder why?😂

[@mimiwinarto9164]

When the US and the collective west lecture the world about values the rest of the world laugh. Did they remember how many human beings they have slaughtered after WW2 through unjustified wars and regime changes?

[@wangchung7599]

No-brainer. China's coast shall be armed to take aim at the enemy's bases as well as the islands with higher population density.

[@anchored555]

Don’t forget China also has hypersonic missiles that the U.S. has no defence against.

[@zy864]

You china you will face all of this consequences. From philippines

[@user-jb4ly5eb9e]

monkey🙉

[@zy864]

@@user-jb4ly5eb9e you crocodile

[@Atipat12]

GREAT #DEMOCRACY 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@TubersAndPotatoes]

If Japan really wanted to escalate things, they would be getting Nuclear submarines just like Australia. And maybe start building up their own domestic misslies technology/industry.

[@yopyop3241]

Diesel-electric subs are better for Japan. Shut down the diesel engine, and they’re absolutely silent. Nuclear powered subs cannot shut down their nuclear reactor and so are inherently noisier. Diesel-electric subs are deadlier and more cost effective. The main benefit of nuclear subs is their range, but that’s not needed, because Japan sits right off the coast of China. Japan’s very highly-regarded fleet of diesel-electric subs is the right tool for the job. The only question is whether or not they have enough of them.

[@laosasean8482]

Australia need to mind the own business and stop tries to be Asian Pacific policeman. DF-26C can reach Australia and nuclear sub won't make a different for Aussie.

[@yopyop3241]

@@laosasean8482 Lol. That’s exactly why the Aussies are making this move. China builds tons of missiles that are capable of hitting Australia, so in response, the Aussies acquire systems that allow them to shut down Chinese oil imports and crush the Chinese economy. The Chinese brought counter move down on themselves. In the end, did developing and building those missiles make China any safer? China might be more secure against the US, but now the Chinese have to worry about Australia. And Australia is just the first. Going forward, you’re probably going to see other countries making moves like the Aussies. China is making its security environment a lot more complicated.

[@cainiaowu]

Guess two atomic bombs are not enough for them then.

[@deebil8099]

The U.S. should put a bunch of U.S. nukes in Japan like they have all over Europe. Not that it would matter because the U.S. can wipe out all of China 5 times over if they wanted to. It would at least show China that if they even look at Taiwan the wrong way, it's over.

[@harimaumalaya9146]

Where The Imperial Japanese Army To defense Japan from China

[@thehopeland8273]

Who makes the tensions rise???

[@rovanopong9613]

China ofcourse

[@user-pj3it7go2r]

​@@rovanopong9613 you have kid thinking lol... 😅

[@Atipat12]

SAVE #ASIAN FORM MAFIA CCP ++++++++++++

[@aourcewell]

Perhaps it is better to reinstate the old Ryukyu kingdom, free from both Japan and China

[@foondavid]

Yes. Japan should relinguish its colonialism over the Ryuku and Southern is lslands. Ryukuans are always fighting for freedom, human rights and freedom of speech. Reinstate the Ryuku (Lichu) Kingdom. Make it neutral. Peace will come.

[@Clarksville000]

Free Jeju from Korea? Free Ryukyu from Japan? Free Tibet from china? Free Sikkim from India? Free Hawaii from USA? free Balochistan from Pakistan? Free west papua from Indonesia? Free Quebec from Canada?free Scotland from UK?Every country has a bad side if you want to free other countries territory then start it with your country first

[@RyukyuanRipper]

I'm from Okinawa. It's not going to happen. Dream on chicom.

[@wigwam3270]

@@foondavidwhen Tibet is given back it’s independence.

[@didierduplantier8359]

Only after the old Tibetan kingdom is restored and free of communist China, then we can talk about the Ryukyu kingdom 😂

[@clee6746]

It seems like nobody has any knowledge of WWII and to remember what Japan did to other countries and their people. History can certainly repeat itself.

[@ungas024]

Yeah, if only China don't antagonize their neighbor and we can all live in peace but it's impossible for any commie mindset who don't believe in the rule of law. Commies will go down if it decide to cause trouble in both east and south east seas.

[@tanjongmalim6869]

Seems like no one remember what China done to Tibet

[@alaindelon611]

This time Japan is not the aggressor but China. Yes, people in Southeast Asia remembered it well of Japan's aggression during World War 2 but the geopolitical storms have shifted & the main actor is China who bullies her neighbors for the past 30 years. So tell us, who should be contained, Japan or China? Make your choice.

[@anchored555]

@@tanjongmalim6869 Yes, China liberated the 95% of Tibetans who lived as serfs under the Dalai Lama. Bring back the Dalai Lama and serfdom!😂

[@tanjongmalim6869]

@@anchored555 🤣🤣.... Nice joke

[@tungtranquang6062]

2 times 15.kilotonnes are not enough....

[@iamghostly22]

🎉

[@mikerussell3298]

Like a rabid Dog Japan yearns for war as its US master trains it to be aggressive. Asia never forgets what Japan din between 1934 and 1946

[@chuchaytv6414]

I thought japan cannot make any militarization after they got defeated during WW2. It seems like the sacrifice of ww2 veterans turn into waste.

[@jolibedano6970]

Restore the military power of imperial japan

[@petergarcia8225]

Holding to tightly on the locals by the military or coast guard is not a good idea either. There should be conducted exercises within the local fisherman, but it should be up to the Captain of ships and Captain of the Servicemen. We have to let the men and serviceman that we all have to live. Our main goal is to live without fear and enjoy the sea. Sometimes with the Service men and sometimes without. To live .

[@Shineon83]

No. It’s up to the Government….You’re not going to “live” anywhere if you’re not willing to fight for it.

[@ramonmantala8387]

China is poking all the neighboring warriors.

[@cqng341]

About tỉm 😅

[@gideonlee6244]

Each time Japan militarised, they followed up with expansionist policies

[@HawkishMerlion1965]

Not to forget Japanese killed many Chinese , Indian and Malay in WW2 in this island call Singapore.

[@user-wy6mp3dv6v]

Chinese trolls are so funny How much do they get paid?

[@happymelon7129]

Thousands people joined a demonstration in Okinawa's prefectural capital on Feb. 26 to protest the Japanese government's plans to build up its defense capabilities on a group of islands in the country's south for a possible contingency in Taiwan. The national government is moving forward with plans to bolster the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) and deploy missiles on the Nansei Islands including Okinawa amid concerns of contingencies. Participants in the demonstration in Naha voiced opposition, with one saying, "I want the government to hold thorough dialogue to ease tensions with the neighboring country." The group's 69-year-old executive committee chairperson Takamatsu Gushiken, who has worked for many years to recover the remains of those who perished in the Battle of Okinawa toward the end of the Pacific War, told the rally, "Militarization is being pushed forward at such a speed that it does not leave leeway for the people of Okinawa to think. We must not resort to shelters or evacuation, but choose to stop Okinawa from becoming a battlefield." Hiromori Shimoji, cohead of a resident group opposing the deployment of missiles on Miyako Island, which hosts a missile unit, commented, "The GSDF camp is in an area close to residential homes, and the ammunition depot is also near the community. If something happens, residents would not be able to survive it." After the gathering, participants marched through the streets of Naha while holding signs reading, "Don't make the islands into battlefields!" and "No more military bases."

[@DaddyMeTV]

if war break out we can't be sure China will just stop invading other Nation

[@Triumvirately]

Well regardless, better to be prepared for war and have some survive the outcome, then not prepared and no one remaining.

[@rickjames18]

The majority of the country over 70% agree with the Japanese government and want more preparation.

[@happymelon7129]

@@rickjames18 Your data is wrong and not majority people for the data is small , but may true in the future if the heat goes up. Takahashi Kosuke March 07, 2023. A new opinion poll conducted by the Japanese government showed that the proportion of people who think the size of the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) should be expanded hit a record high of more than 40 percent in 2022. The Cabinet Office has tracked the public’s thoughts on the SDF’s every three years since 1969. The latest poll was undertaken from November 17 through December 25 last year to figure out the Japanese public’s views on the SDF and defense issues. Of the 3,000 adults aged 18 and older targeted in the mail survey, 1,602 people, or 53.4 percent, responded. Regarding the size of the SDF, 53 percent said that the current level is fine, while 41.5 percent said that it should be reinforced. The latter is the highest figure since the government began asking that specific question in 1991, though the polling method has changed. The percentage of respondents who replied that the size should be expanded increased by more than 10 percentage points, from 29.1 percent giving the same response in the previous survey conducted in January 2018.

[@Triumvirately]

@@happymelon7129 yeah but Japan’s public view isn’t everything. No unqualified person, especially one whose job isn’t analyzing geo political conflict, should have the ability to interpret risk. That’s what their government is for. And while yes they can protest, there are cases where the government won’t adhere to common opinion. In this case, it makes sense that the Japanese government is prioritizing the preparation for war. We know it’s coming. China has literally stated they’re going to attack Taiwan. It’s not if, it’s when.

[@maestrovso]

Asean countries plus Australia and New Zealand need to form a united front as NATO to counter the big bully led by Winnie the Pooh.

[@erroytang819]

No, ASEAN countries do not need to include Australia and NZ...these are not even in ASEAN..LOL...Remember how Malaysia's former PM Tun Mahathir had frequent clashes with Australian PM's?lol..

[@johnpaulsibio7544]

CHINA I remember that Japan more experience you yie to fight sense world war 1 and to hahaha China more on tank missile not experience how to fight

[@jarrodyuki7081]

top 7 rules in every natio nand top 3 rules for life japanese or all hand approach!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@greatasia606]

They interviewed Japanese living on those islands. How come they didn't interview the natives? Ha ha ha!

[@wdotme]

The USA and its Western allies have escalated conflicts in various aspects in various regions. Their approach is militaristic expansion around the world (hundreds of military bases surrounding various countries), pit one against the other (both internally and between countries), encourage the escalation of conflicts to wars and destructions (while making huge profits from it), for their unilateral interests, domination and hegemony. The suffering of millions of people, the destruction of the countries of their victims around the world is an undeniable fact -- indirectly, by proxy, or direct military invasion. They are none other than the heirs of the sophisticated "European colonialism and imperialism." Now they are focusing on Asia Pacific after the destruction of the Middle East. Cursed be them as warmonger and may woe to them.

[@rickjames18]

From my understanding and internationally recognized laws those islands belonged to Japan but also long before 1938. The Chinese never administered or better to say controlled those islands not for hundreds of years. Matter a fact, they only started making claims after they started the massive military build up which included the militarized man made islands in the SCS or one example is Mischief Reef in the WPS. That island belonged to Phillipines and is within Phillipino territory. China's territory ends far before. China is a signatore of UNCLOS but decided to disregard the international agreement after growing military power. It is a similar situation except with the Phillipines case China lost a Hague rulling in 2016 but again disregarded the ruling. Xi ping himself promises never to militarize those islands. Fortunetly, legally, China has no basis or claim to stand on but unfortunetly they decided that power is the deciding factor. That is why the 9 dash line and military build up is destabalizing the region. China has had disputes and incidents with Vietnam, Singapore, Phillipines, Malaysia, Japan and others. The common demoninator in all these provocations is China or better put the CCP. They have also armed hundreds of militia boats that overfish but also act as threats in the region. If China wants to be repected they must learn to respect international law and honor the agreements they sign.

[@wdotme]

No need to misunderstand. I also condemn China's greed for one-sided claims based on a misunderstanding (read: stupidity + greed) of the map-copy United Kingdom Hydrographic Office in 1906 entitled 'China Sea Directory Volume 1 and 2', as well as from the 'Asiatic Archipelago' published by Edward Stanford Ltd of London, 1918, which was wrong translated, which causes a shallow sea has been mistranslated as an island. The island that never existed before was considered as a boundary. (1933) This misunderstanding, this stupidity and greed, started with the Kuomintang Government led by Chiangkaisek (whose successor to this government is based in Taiwan, to this day -- after his defeat in Mainland China), who founded the 'Land and Sea Mapping Committee,' then two years later, the 'Chinese and English Table of All Islands and Reefs in the South China Sea' was published. (1935) 'The Map of China,' a product of the Mapping Committee, was published; However, the map contained errors in translation and transliteration from English to Chinese; The result is fatal: islands appear that do not exist in the real world; 'Shoal' or 'bank' is a shallow bank that does not rise to the surface, supposedly, 'shoal' is translated as 'qiantan', but the Chinese Committee translates it into 'tan' which means 'sand-blown' or 'sand that arises above sea level.' (1936) The nationalist, founder of 'the Journal of Earth Sciences' of Beijing Normal University (Beishida), Bai Meichu, founded the China Geographic Society; This Bai Meichu became the central figure of the designer of the '9 Dotted Lines'; It was this person who at first helped 'harden' the misunderstanding; And this is the first time an image appears that has never been on a map of China before; Bai Meichu drew 'James Shoal' and 'Vanguard Bank' as sand islands, she also drew 'Macclesfield Bank' as an islands. That fck'in stupidity, phew! The choice to designate 'James Shoal' as the southernmost boundary and the inclusion of 'Vanguard Bank' have resulted in tremendous error; 'James Shaol' and 'Vanguard Bank' have the 'Spratly Islands' under China's territorial claims. Next, is the 'advanced hardening' of the claim based on that error and stupidity; Two of Bai Meichu's students named Fu Jiaojin and Zheng Ziyue then worked for the Chinese government; Zheng Ziyue was commissioned by the Governor of Taiwan to make a map of the South China Sea in 1946, which included The Prata (Dongsha), Paracel (Xisha), and Spratly Islands are administrative areas of Taiwan. Zheng Ziyue then still refers to this stupidity, to Bai Meichu's work to make a new map. This error situation is then 'hardened' again in September 25th 1946, at a meeting at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of China; Here included incidents US aid warship (USS Decker), owned by United States Navy (the aid ship expected by the USA to fight the Chinese Revolutionary Communists) used by Republican government China to plant a flag in the Paracels and Spratlys. 1948, the Republic of China published an 'Atlas of Administrative Areas' equipped with a 'U-shaped line drawing' in the South China Sea. This 'unilateral claim' based on 'error and stupidity', even though China also signed UNCLOS, which was inherited by the Chinese Government today. (See further at: Bill Hayton -- an expert from Chatam House, The Royal Institute of International Affairs, in the work entitled 'The Modern Origins of China's South China Sea Claims: Maps, Misunderstandings, and the Maritime Geobody'). See, in the end this is nothing but a story of USA meddling in other people's domestic affairs. Despite that there in essence was the stupidity of the Chinese Government (whose successor is in today's Taiwan), which then bequeathed to the Communist Government (Democratic Socialists? Socialist Capitalism? Don't know the tittle of 'the song,' fu#k it all as long as it's not bad and harm others). I say this just to put the full perspective in, because you suddenly put the emphasis there. Again, without making a statement my comments are irrelevant to behavior The USA and its Western allies around the world, including the escalation of the conflict which is now being pushed forward and focused on the Asia Pacific region, whatever the reasons are; Including competition for 'economic domination' and 'geopolitical hegemony,' economic wars, banning Huawei, chip embargoes, etc. Let the Dogs fight over the carcass of this world. Tch! ASEAN countries have agreed and compactly reject unilateral claims, violating UNCLOS, especially based on claims of error and stupidity, forever. As far as possible, in civilized ways and negotiations to reach a common understanding. Regardless of the USA's efforts to perceive China as a threat to US interests and hegemony then see it as are simply enemies, then carry out advanced militaristic actions in movements to sharpen the conflict towards hostility and war, which are characteristic of the USA and its Western allies, which must be discerned and distinguished as separate interests, desires, and separate action. ☕🙃

[@pingq2081]

Free Ryukyu!

[@ColoniaMurder20]

Free Tibet and Xinjiang region.

[@ColoniaMurder20]

not to mention people in Ryuku were descendant of Seafaring people as known as Austronesian today found in majority population in Indonesia, Philippines and Malaysia. also indigenous people in Taiwan were Austronesian descendant.. 🤣🤣🤣

[@jeranastacio8681]

japan together with the philippines and allied countries will help taiwan for independence!

[@user-pj3it7go2r]

japan, phillipines n other allied nations have zero rights to interfere in taiwan independence. it is not up to u to say. which country u from?

[@anchored555]

Yeah, they will all be collateral damage when they get razed to the ground like Ukraine fighting the US’s proxy war.

[@pipilu3240]

Interesting.... is Taiwan part of Japan?

[@MK-nv1jt]

Are Philippines part of China?

[@anchored555]

Taiwan was colonised by Japan from 1895 to 1945.

[@pipilu3240]

@@anchored555 Japan rob it from China, do you have any basic knowledge of that?

[@frankymuthiani7000]

I support Japanese military build up Japan should now be armed to teeth

[@cityofgardenerssg318]

Its not Japan's southern islands. Its the Ryukus Kingdom. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryukyu_Kingdom

[@user-ib8uj7uk7f]

**was**

[@kokliangchew3609]

As a Chinese Malaysian, I grew up on stories from my parents and grandparents on the brutal invasion and occupation of Malaya during WWII by the Japanese. My father was witness to weekly decapitations in the local marketplace of any Malayans that the Japanese soldiers thought were not respectful of them. It could be something as simple as not bowing quick or low enough to them when they passed by. And we are not even talking of those Malayans that actually resisted them. Further, as Chinese Malayans, we were singled out for especially brutal and barbaric treatment due the support we gave to China during the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) that predated their invasion of Malaya. That is why, I and probably many others from countries that suffered under the brutality and barbarism of the Japanese during WWII, do not welcome the rearming of Japan. Remember during WW1, Japan was part of the Allied powers and fought on the side of the Americans and British against the Germans in Asia, where the Japanese Empire seized German possessions in the Pacific and East Asia. Yet, only two decades later, they were at war against the Americans and British, and invaded and conquered their colonies in Asia. Who is to say that in another two decades time, Japan would not become a militaristic nation again with desires of conquest in Asia? British historian Mark Felton claims that up to 30 million people were killed, most of them civilians: "The Japanese murdered 30 million civilians while "liberating" what it called the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere from colonial rule. About 23 million of these were ethnic Chinese. It is a crime that in sheer numbers is far greater than the Nazi Holocaust. In Germany, Holocaust denial is a crime. In Japan, it is government policy." Yet, all you hear in the West is the Jewish holocaust where only 6 millions Jews were murdered by the Nazis. You hardly if ever hear any discussion about the staggering numbers of ethnic Chinese killed in China and South East Asia.

[@eliseocandaza5991]

😅 10:24 😅😮😅😮😅😅😅