WiseOneIn Kansai comments

Good luck to both parties, it's certainly time to move forward. It's a positive step forward❗

I wish Yoon and Kishida all the best in the meeting. It's about time that the relationship between the two countries be mended. The young people of both countries value and respect each others culture!

Generally China has always preferred peaceful settlements of disputes with its neighbors and was generous in the settlements.

This is sentence is wrong in so many ways.

Let's ask the people of Tibet, India, Vietnam, Hong Kong and the Philippines about peaceful settlements.

Ha, ha, ha!! On paper and legally, yeah you are right.

But in reality, there are many countries that actually support Taiwan, they just acknowledge China because of trade and commerce and it's childish temper tantrums.

Guarantee, no one will sign anything put forward by China that will say Taiwan is not a country.

Enjoy the rest of Golden Week!!

As Taiwan is an independent country, it can make it's own decisions and has the support of many countries.

Taiwan has the right to join in any international institution!!

"NATO's continual eastward expansion in the Asia-Pacific, interference in regional affairs, attempts to destroy regional peace and stability, calls for high vigilance from countries in the region," Mao Ning told a regular press conference.

Hmm,... . dah. . . . . Mao Ning??

Isn't this what China is doing now?

Why do you think so many Asian countries are entering into alliances with other countries?

Well, Wu is off on a good start with his aggressive comments. Looks like he will take the wolf warrior approach.

@stephen chin

The Great Wall of China, It is the only man made structure that can be seen from outer space.

No, it isn't. That's a myth!! Even a Chinese astronaut (Yang Liwei) said he couldn't see it from space.

China has not attacked Tibet.

What??? You must be living in la la la land!!!

Tibetans and Chinese people share the same oriental blood.

About 3,000 years ago probably.

False news and lies about Chinese atrocities against Tibetans and destruction of their historically ancient temples are used by the west.

The one spreading fake news and lies is you my friend.

A lot of countries in the Indo- Pacific Region are building up their defenses because of China.

@eastman

"We..."?? First, don't pretend you are Japanese, all your comments never support Japan.

Second, the article is about maritime security. China seems to be upsetting many countries in the region with it's bullying territorial tactics.

Can you name another country that doesn't want the presence of the US in the region apart from China and NK?

send them back home and problem solved right?

There will certainly be a new problem, it's called "China".

When your ancestors took that island away from our grand grand father generation in 1895 leaving a big mess to Chinese and later generations. Many Taiwanese didn't know they were Chinese and their ancestors came from China.

This is the dumbest comment ever!!!

Many Taiwanese didn't know their ancestors came from China. What???? The distance is about 100 miles from each other.

@samit

Well, I don't know where you get your info, and I have doubts about your poll numbers.

Since the first corruption allegations against Lee Jae Myung broke out in 2021, five people linked to him during his terms as mayor of Seongnam and governor of Gyeonggi province (2018-2021) have committed suicide, something that some experts claim damages the image of the opposition party ahead of the 2024 legislative elections. 

Lee's support within the party is absolute. They call the Democratic party his private party now.

297 Korean lawmakers cast their ballots on a parliamentary consent to have Lee Jae Myung arrested for corruption. Out of the total votes, 139 approved Lee's arrest and 138 rejected it, while 9 were abstentions and 11 were considered invalid. Lee's party has 169 lawmakers. This clearly shows there are internal divisions in his own party.

Silly move by the five families that rejected the government proposal.

It's time to end this circus and move on with your lives. People in Korea are gradually becoming disinterested in this drawn-out, flogging a dead horse movement.

I read a very interesting article about how South Koreans were brought up to hate Japan from an early age. Now, that hatred is targeting another nationality.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/opinion/south-korea-japan-china-relations.html

@samit

The next Democratic presidential candidate, Lee Jae Myong, is even a harder core anti-Japan politician than Moon Jae In was.

I doubt that Lee Jae Myong will last very long as the leader of his party, he is so scandal-ridden that anyone who supports him is a fool. Even his former chief of staff who committed suicide penned a note telling him to get out of politics.

How irresponsible is Modern China?

Don't they feel any guilt or a sense of responsibility for humanity?

SARS (2002-2004)

For a country with a great history, the current leadership puts the country to shame.

"It is not conducive to regional peace, security nor stability, and is not in the common interests of the people of China and the United States," the consulate added.

How can the CCP keep saying that??

They have no shame! They really are ning-nongs!

@awa

China,. . Democratic?? Ha, ha, ha that's a good one!! You're right, that's difficult for anyone to comprehend!!

There's nothing democratic about China, I know so many people who have left China and Hong Kong, moved to countries with freedom to speak and freedom to do just about anything they want and not be restricted by an unfair dictatorship.

Their only sore point is that their older relatives want to live out their remaining years in their home country.

China's version of democracy is laughable!!

I hope Tsai and McCarthy have a great meeting tomorrow!!! A true sign of democracy!!

The usual behavior by the ccp. It has happened to so many top Chinese tech executives and the unfair arrests of innocent foreigners.

They want to have control that nobody is too powerful or has too much freedom.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/26/business/bao-fan-china-banker.html?searchResultPosition=9

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/25/world/asia/meng-wanzhou-china.html?searchResultPosition=2

Well, isn't china doing this now. Holding people hostage without producing any reason or proof. No consular assistance access provided or even any contact.

The detained businessman has been in china for many years and was just about to return to Japan.

You harp on about an unfair Justice Hostage System and strange Japanese practices in society but you cease to ever criticize the actions or injustices of the ccp, this tells us a lot about who you are my friend.

@ yrral

Russian has got raise the level,or they will be at the mercy of the US, Russian know the US has assisted in the killing of thousands of Russian,Putin may have to go nuclear,to demonstrate being an viable adversaries

And this guy keeps claiming that he's American!!

From your word salad comments, you're definitely not!!

As all the above posters have mentioned, the ccp is controlling what happens in Hong Kong.

When you lose your right to express, the right to choose elected officials and your freedom, no-one is going to stick around much longer.

Many of my associates' companies have moved most of their main dealings to Singapore.

Hong Kong, unfortunately is not what it used to be especially in the past 5 years.

I just read, he has a relative who is currently unconscious as a result of thallium poisoning.

https://www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles/14869937

Correction:

In other news. . . China continues to "shamelessly" intrude on the territorial waters of other countries.

Just read this interesting article.

The Daring Ruse That Exposed China’s Campaign to Steal American Secrets https://nyti.ms/41UACQC

And China talks about "Friendship and good neighborliness".

Ha ha ha, what a joke!!

1968 Hong Kong Flu, China.

1997 Human transmission of Avian Flu, China.

2002 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), China.

Need I say more.

@ Blacklabel

what is the Philippines actually contributing in return for a panicked “protect us from China” plea?

It's called "Strategic Location" for the US forces.

Just more countries disagreeing with the ccp's BS nine dash line!!

“The Korean government will continue to make efforts together with the international community including UNESCO so that the full history which contains the painful history of people who were forced to work during wartime can be reflected,” South Korea's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

How about reflecting with the international community on what the South Koreans did during the Vietnam War?

https://quo-vademus.org/when-the-dragons-came-the-legacy-of-south-korean-war-crimes-in-vietnam/

https://www.newmandala.org/politics-of-denial-south-korean-war-crimes-in-vietnam/

@Rodney

Defense spending has doubled because the neighborhood bully is causing trouble in the region.

If china was a good neighbor, there would be peace and tranquility within the region.

I laugh at your predictions and assumptions!! Just sell your home and go back to the middle kingdom.

No other country in the region even finds the legitmacy of the nine-dash line. No other country in the region has colonial ambitions except china. As always, it's the neighborhood bully causing trouble for everyone!!

China do not want missile 230 miles from their,they will launch a preemptively strike against Japan

Japan, like any country is allowed to have missiles for defensive purposes. The start of this reinforcement plan is when china, the neighborhood bully, decided to lobby missiles close to Japan.

Just about every country in the neighborhood is increasing their defensive budgets because of china!!

My loyalty too my fellow Americans,is not questionable even when they do not deserve,I would never sell any American out for a foreign interest

Ha! Ha! You are not American! Just about everything you comment on isn't American. Also, you should use a better translating app, sometimes I can't understand the mixed salad!!

Dear Taiwan,

It is not better to vote for china! You know what you will be missing if you join china, Freedom to speak, Freedom to vote, Freedom to criticize! You are Taiwanese !! That's right according to a research poll!

You may be nervous at times because of the bully across the strait, but the whole neighborhood has the same feeling and so most of us are on your side. Please do not join china because you won't be happy! Do not listen to the false statements from the CCP and their 50 cent warriors on this website!

Go out and vote, defend your democracy and your way of life! Long Live Freedom!!

@zeram1

If you want to twist one wrong fact, that's fine.

The Japanese have been going to Yasukuni since the late 19th century. You wrongly assume that everyone in Japan goes there just to honor those that were convicted in the Tokyo Trial.

Every country has war memorials, the main purpose is to remember those that we have lost.