China pushing Japan again.

[Scherf]

looking at the location of this islands, should belong to Taiwan not Japan;

Ehm, that's what the Chinese are saying (naturally, they say Taiwan belongs to them too).

There's other islands in the Ryukyus which are virtually the same distance from Taiwan, but they aren't in dispute. Proximity or no proximity, the unilateral Chinese declaration is de-stabilising and clumsy.

[GScholz]

looking at the location of this islands, should belong to Taiwan not Japan;

By that logic Ireland should belong to the UK... which should belong to France...

[Scherf]

In short, all your base are belong to us.

 

[zack1234]

Much like the Falklands should belong to Argentina and not the UK..

Or America belonging to the Native Americans not Europeans

[Tank-Ace]

Or America belonging to the Native Americans not Europeans

Apples and oranges. The Natives are still here, even have citizenship, there are just not enough of them to say it's their country any more.


A bit like what happened with Northern Ireland, and flooding the area with protestantism.

[Shifty]

Or America belonging to the Native Americans not Europeans

Once you're born here you are a Native American.

[zack1234]

Apples and oranges. The Natives are still here, even have citizenship, there are just not enough of them to say it's their country any more.


A bit like what happened with Northern Ireland, and flooding the area with protestantism.

We had to make sure the process would work before using it in America

[morfiend]

We had to make sure the process would work before using it in America

   


  Even had to test a few bioweapons while you were at it!


   

[Karnak]

Some Chinese have made noise that Okinawa belongs to China as well.  The Chinese government hasn't said that yet, but given China's tendency to expand, pause, expand, pause, expand and so on I expect that if they do get the Senkakus they will eventually start pressing a claim on Okinawa as well.  Given that Japan itself managed to repel Kublai Khan's invasion efforts China probably won't ever claim Japan itself, though they might justify attacking Japan based on Japanese actions in WWII.

[zack1234]

I thought Japan expanded into Manchuria in the 1930's.

Karnak is awesome, China gave Lee Harvey his bus fare to get to the book deposititory as well

[ReVo]

Some Chinese have made noise that Okinawa belongs to China as well.  The Chinese government hasn't said that yet, but given China's tendency to expand, pause, expand, pause, expand and so on I expect that if they do get the Senkakus they will eventually start pressing a claim on Okinawa as well.  Given that Japan itself managed to repel Kublai Khan's invasion efforts China probably won't ever claim Japan itself, though they might justify attacking Japan based on Japanese actions in WWII.

I doubt you will see China getting too greedy, they just want to puff up and be taken seriously. The Chinese aren't stupid, they realize that all of their current good fortune is due to international trade. Without buyers for their iPhones and cheap plastic goods they'll be back to being the same backwards little sideshow of a country they were when Mao was in charge.

[zack1234]

NONSENSE!

listen to Karnak!

This time next week we will all be eating fried, prawns and dumplings

Its Friday!

Its Takeaway night, see its already happening

[ReVo]

NONSENSE!

listen to Karnak!

This time next week we will all be eating fried, prawns and dumplings

Its Friday!

Its Takeaway night, see its already happening

I like my dumplings steamed i'll have you know! 

[Slate]

        China just wants what has kept the British Isles afloat for hundreds of years........http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSTct2FFamw     
     

          Thank You Europeans for coming to America so I can stuff myself with Turkey and Giblets yesterday.

[Karnak]

I thought Japan expanded into Manchuria in the 1930's.

What do you think I meant by "based on Japanese actions in WWII"?