China and Japan Have Trouble Mending Ties
The Chinese and the Japanese were scheduled to have a fence mending meeting of their Foreign ministers this week. However, the Chinese have said that they will not be able to see Japan's Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura because as the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said, "given the current situation, it is not the proper time for such a visit and it is not convenient for China to receive him."
The current situation is due to the Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visit to the Yasukuni shrine, a symbol of Japanese militarism and their unbeaten record against Chinese forces. This shrine honors all of Japans war dead through out their countries history. Some of the war dead are also recognized as A level war criminals, most received this qualification for their actions in Korea and China.
The Japanese Prime Minister has visited the shrine every year since he came to power, and this has greatly infuriated the PRC. Used to getting their own way in world affairs they pushed Japan to halt honoring the war dead at the shrine but Prime Minister Koizumi has refused to back down.
This refusal has led to China agitating its citizens against Japan and Japanese interests, which was the cause of the violent protests that happened less then a year ago in China.
I just have to give a lot of respect and praise to Prime Minister Koizumi for his determination not to back down to China. It is about time that a world leader stood up to Chinese aggressive demands, and showed that the PRC is currently not the world ruler and should respect the decisions and traditions of other nations.
The current situation is due to the Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visit to the Yasukuni shrine, a symbol of Japanese militarism and their unbeaten record against Chinese forces. This shrine honors all of Japans war dead through out their countries history. Some of the war dead are also recognized as A level war criminals, most received this qualification for their actions in Korea and China.
The Japanese Prime Minister has visited the shrine every year since he came to power, and this has greatly infuriated the PRC. Used to getting their own way in world affairs they pushed Japan to halt honoring the war dead at the shrine but Prime Minister Koizumi has refused to back down.
This refusal has led to China agitating its citizens against Japan and Japanese interests, which was the cause of the violent protests that happened less then a year ago in China.
I just have to give a lot of respect and praise to Prime Minister Koizumi for his determination not to back down to China. It is about time that a world leader stood up to Chinese aggressive demands, and showed that the PRC is currently not the world ruler and should respect the decisions and traditions of other nations.
posted by Aleksandr at 10:15 PM
1 Comments:
I totally agree. There's nothing wrong with honoring a country's fallen soldiers, even if they died in an unjust war. By visiting Koizumi's facing and acknowledging the past, and working towards a better future.
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