Prime Minister Takaichi protests against China’s rare earth restrictions, saying “it is unacceptable” and “we are calling for the measures to be withdrawn”
Prime Minister Takaichi protests against China’s rare earth restrictions, saying “it is unacceptable” and “we are calling for the measures to be withdrawn”
I support Japan in this but I don’t think Takaichi has a good understanding of her own cards. It’s one thing to be all “rah rah Japan will be strong against China” but if you get take that confidence into the real world without accepting reality you can wind up making a lot of unforced errors.
Roxylius on
Or what?
thinkingperson on
And it’s ok for US, Japan and the rest of the west to restrict and contain China? Unbelieveable.
jetpack2625 on
why would they negotiate with someone who threatens chinese national security? makes zero sense
N-Yayoi on
How could Takaichi be so foolish?
Yeah, all of this is ‘it is unacceptable’ to you… But did you know that for many Asian countries, the revisionist modern history of Japan that you are trying to reinforce is fundamentally unacceptable? Similarly, for those Chinese people, your attempt to intervene in their internal affairs and your attempt to confront them militarily is also ‘fundamentally unacceptable’?
Enjoy this game, you’ve started it, but it won’t end the way you want it to.
justwalk1234 on
Would she be prepared to withdrawn certain things she said?
GuideMwit on
Blah blah blah
Embarrassed-Part-890 on
You don’t have any cards to play
cravingnoodles on
What did she expect would happen?
ratbearpig on
This goes back to the idea that
1. Japan is middle power and cannot influence a great power country
2. Is not fully in control of its destiny (does not mine its own rare earths) and needs to play nice instead of talking tough
DigiHumanMediaCo on
You guys are cooked, why start a fight if you have no punches and rely on your bigger friend who’s on vacation.
gazingbobo on
Sick of seeing this bitches ugly mug popping up all over the place
Such-Table-1676 on
Ok, next?
Comfortable_Soup5217 on
Japanese people believe that Japan is a superpower. The later realization is delayed, the grimmer consequence it will bring.
Emperor_of_All on
What is she protesting with? You need to be able to have some sort of leverage to negotiate and make demands.
Maybe she needed to think about her position and her country’s position before making statements…
kjbbbreddd on
PM Takaichi’s next move is to align with Western nations that are liable to be pressured by the CCP. There isn’t a single Western country that thinks they are immune to this kind of political coercion.
Definitelyhereforshi on
Chauvinism meets the road of reality. Now eat up 🤣.
Anning312 on
I thought they wanted to boycott China?
Why is she protesting something she wanted to do anyway?
RevolutionUpbeat6022 on
Wtf is wrong with her face
BusinessEngineer6931 on
She’s the one that wanted to decouple 🤷♂️ China just helped speed it up and now she’s crying “wait not like that”
Chi_Cazzo_Sei on
Fuck around and find out
Vinc_Goodkarma on
This is meaningless but tells China their sanctions worked well. Smart move.
Stufilover69 on
Would be nice to think of how China can respond before speaking then
CoeusX on
It is not wise to trigger China on Taiwan when US is following Monroe Doctrine
cyhlalala on
What has Japan even gained as a country since starting this bullshit with China? Has Takaichi’s comments given Japanese people more jobs? More affordable housing? Better social support? Oh sure, there’s less chinese tourists now (not even by that much). Was that worth the chinese sanctions? All to make a comment that honestly only has any value if backed by the US, but anyone relying on trump for anything right now is just stupid. Since she can talk so readily about military intervention with china, why not just go ahead and declare war on china then? Cause unless you do that, there is no way China is backing down from the sanctions, especially now that you’re literally showing them that the sanctions hurt and work
vistigioful on
She can’t handle some of her own medicine. When doing unfair trade practices that benefit Japan while costing other countries like China it only makes sense for them to retaliate. What does she expect? She’s a disgrace to Japan. Her being prime minister is a failed experiment.
Let’s form a coalition together to get the people of Japan to think negatively of her and weaken her position as prime minister. We can do this together. Alone we don’t have much power, but together we do.
I have a genuine interest in preventing her from doing damage to Japan.
Ok_Situation_7081 on
Honestly, Japan has been on thin since it joined the US in restricting chip exports to China. At that time, China threatened that they would cut off Japan’s shipment of REE but they didnt take action.
Japan decided to test the waters again and shit went south for them. China even gave them the choice of simply recanting the PMs statement but they decided to stay firm on their position. Like the old saying goes, you sleep on the bed you make.
lanulu on
I mean when you think about this logically, when Japan said it will go to war with China, why would China fund Japan to start a war with them?
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…yeah, but wtf is she going to do about it?
I support Japan in this but I don’t think Takaichi has a good understanding of her own cards. It’s one thing to be all “rah rah Japan will be strong against China” but if you get take that confidence into the real world without accepting reality you can wind up making a lot of unforced errors.
Or what?
And it’s ok for US, Japan and the rest of the west to restrict and contain China? Unbelieveable.
why would they negotiate with someone who threatens chinese national security? makes zero sense
How could Takaichi be so foolish?
Yeah, all of this is ‘it is unacceptable’ to you… But did you know that for many Asian countries, the revisionist modern history of Japan that you are trying to reinforce is fundamentally unacceptable? Similarly, for those Chinese people, your attempt to intervene in their internal affairs and your attempt to confront them militarily is also ‘fundamentally unacceptable’?
Enjoy this game, you’ve started it, but it won’t end the way you want it to.
Would she be prepared to withdrawn certain things she said?
Blah blah blah
You don’t have any cards to play
What did she expect would happen?
This goes back to the idea that
1. Japan is middle power and cannot influence a great power country
2. Is not fully in control of its destiny (does not mine its own rare earths) and needs to play nice instead of talking tough
You guys are cooked, why start a fight if you have no punches and rely on your bigger friend who’s on vacation.
Sick of seeing this bitches ugly mug popping up all over the place
Ok, next?
Japanese people believe that Japan is a superpower. The later realization is delayed, the grimmer consequence it will bring.
What is she protesting with? You need to be able to have some sort of leverage to negotiate and make demands.
Maybe she needed to think about her position and her country’s position before making statements…
PM Takaichi’s next move is to align with Western nations that are liable to be pressured by the CCP. There isn’t a single Western country that thinks they are immune to this kind of political coercion.
Chauvinism meets the road of reality. Now eat up 🤣.
I thought they wanted to boycott China?
Why is she protesting something she wanted to do anyway?
Wtf is wrong with her face
She’s the one that wanted to decouple 🤷♂️ China just helped speed it up and now she’s crying “wait not like that”
Fuck around and find out
This is meaningless but tells China their sanctions worked well. Smart move.
Would be nice to think of how China can respond before speaking then
It is not wise to trigger China on Taiwan when US is following Monroe Doctrine
What has Japan even gained as a country since starting this bullshit with China? Has Takaichi’s comments given Japanese people more jobs? More affordable housing? Better social support? Oh sure, there’s less chinese tourists now (not even by that much). Was that worth the chinese sanctions? All to make a comment that honestly only has any value if backed by the US, but anyone relying on trump for anything right now is just stupid. Since she can talk so readily about military intervention with china, why not just go ahead and declare war on china then? Cause unless you do that, there is no way China is backing down from the sanctions, especially now that you’re literally showing them that the sanctions hurt and work
She can’t handle some of her own medicine. When doing unfair trade practices that benefit Japan while costing other countries like China it only makes sense for them to retaliate. What does she expect? She’s a disgrace to Japan. Her being prime minister is a failed experiment.
Let’s form a coalition together to get the people of Japan to think negatively of her and weaken her position as prime minister. We can do this together. Alone we don’t have much power, but together we do.
I have a genuine interest in preventing her from doing damage to Japan.
Honestly, Japan has been on thin since it joined the US in restricting chip exports to China. At that time, China threatened that they would cut off Japan’s shipment of REE but they didnt take action.
Japan decided to test the waters again and shit went south for them. China even gave them the choice of simply recanting the PMs statement but they decided to stay firm on their position. Like the old saying goes, you sleep on the bed you make.
I mean when you think about this logically, when Japan said it will go to war with China, why would China fund Japan to start a war with them?