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Originally Posted by Francois
Yes, I have been to Yasukuni, many times.
There is a neat museum of war there, very good!
Yes, there are few black trucks, and I never seen anyone listening to them either!
You are educated to hate Japan, that is it.
Now, there are numerous Philipinos in Japan, and a lot of trade.
Never heard of Phil say something bad about Japan. Not in this part of the world.
China and Koreas are fueling hate for their own agendas.
When I talk to Japanese about China, I always get the same answers: vely good food!
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Francois,
As a Defense Professional, you still can't provide creditable facts even after I asked. The only thing you can provide is that you talked to a couple of people and got some answers and their answers become your generalized principle about how everyone in Asia looking at Japan. Is that your professionalism? No wonder almost everyone on the WAB can give you some education.
I give you the suggestion again, please read and learn comments from other Defense Professionals like xinhui and highsea and understand what does professionalism of a Defense Professional mean? Then, try to give us some creditable facts next time.
Just look at my comments, even I provided more information and development on the Sino-Japan relation than you.
Because you can't provide more information, let's me add some more information here for you to study. A new textbook in Japan changed wording on the group suicides in Okinawa forced by the Japanese army in WWII. The people in Okinawa protested it. That textbook may change its wording back next year.
The people in Okinawa protested new textbook and the WWII Japanese army actrocity, does it mean that "they hate Japan"?
Look at your words "you are educated to hate Japan". You are really running out of your arguments. Not only you can't provide fact, you can't even read and understand other's comments.
Does talking about Japanese army actrictity in WWII constitute "hate Japan"? or talking about disgusting WWII Japanese army costumed parade in Yasukuni shrine and the ultra-rightwing black truck constitute "hate Japan"? Even those Japanese with right consciousness talk about these topics. Do they hate Japan?
I talked about Chiang Kai-shek's speech about not pursuing revenge toward Japanese and sent over a million Japanese back to Japan without put them in labor camp. Does that constitute "hate Japan"?
I talked about Sino-relation is improving since Koizumi era and the celebration of 35 year diplomatic relation in China and Japan. Does that constitute "hate Japan"?
I talked about the hostility between China and Japan will and should fade out as time goes on. Does that constitute "hate Japan"?
A Defense Professional really should put out better and intelligent arguments than that. Continue make this kind of non-intelligent accusation will only further discredit your credential as a Defense Professional.
I don't hate Japan or Japanese. In fact, I like Japan very much and studied Japanese as my second foreign language when I was still a college student in China. I visited many Japanese cities and historic sites, the Sakura (Cherry) blossoming in Ueno Park still give me good memory. Clean, safe and people is polite and well educated are my impression toward Japan and Japanese people besides certain exceptions such as Yasukuni shrine, ultra-right wing black trucks and the attitude of Japanese government toward their war crimes.
My Japanese adviser told me that how tough their lives were right after WWII. They work hard and smart to revive Japan from war ruin. There is a lot that China can learn from Japan. I am against violent demonstrations toward Japanese people and business in China. I am supporting a closer Sino-Japan relation.
However, the attitude of Japanese government toward their war crimes in Asia is not forgivable and deserves accusation. If Japanese government is hostile toward China and behaves stupidly to make offensive comments or images once a while toward its Asian neighbors, China surely needs to use its ability to isolate Japan as hard as possible. Their attitude toward their war crimes in Asia puts themselves into a box. They can't blame China to help them close the cover of the box. Similarly, we can't blame others for China put itself in a box in Mao's time. We can only blame ourselves.