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WEDNESDAY 17 AUGUST 2016


JAPAN'S DENIAL OF PAST MILITARY AGGRESSION UNDERMINES WORLD PEACE; INTERVENTION
IN SCS PERVERSE, VICIOUS


A Japanese right-winger captured in photo at Yasukuni Shrine on the 71st
anniversary of Japans surrender in World War II on August 15, 2016. Yasukuni
enshrines war criminals, and as such visits by Japanese politicians tend to
provoke anger from neighbors China and Korea that suffered from Japans
militarist past.


https://youtu.be/p57piVGcVqg

August 15 marked the 71st anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender during
World War II. However, on this special day when Japan should spend time
reflecting on its history of militaristic aggression, its Prime Minister Shinzo
Abe sent a ritual offering to the notorious Yasukuni Shrine.

The Yasukuni Shrine, which honors 14 Class-A convicted war criminals among 2.5
million Japanese war dead from WWII, is regarded as a symbol of past Japanese
militarism.

The honoring of war criminals, no matter what form it takes, only serves to
further hurt those Asian neighbors that Japan once invaded. Such perverse acts
to whitewash its crimes of military aggression runs contrary to the pursuit of
peace in Asia and the world at large.

It's common knowledge that the Yasukuni Shrine is a source of spiritual
inspiration for Japan to start another war of aggression. Yet, the country's new
Defense Minister Tomomi Inada has tried to associate such a notorious place with
the mourning of soldiers belonging to Japan’s Self-Defense Forces.

She claimed at a recent seminar that “the Yasukuni Shirine is not the place to
vow not to fight. It needs to become a place where we vow to desperately fight
when our Motherland is at risk.” Her words shocked even the Kyodo News.

The 71-year-peace after WWII was hard-won. Born from the victory over fascism,
this peace has been the foundation for post-war international order. This
conclusion is not something that can be ignored, denied or overturned by any
country.

World peace and the post-war order, which came at the cost of the blood and
lives of the peoples of Allied countries, is closely tied to justice.

Last year, the world commemorated the 70th anniversary of the end of the World
Anti-Fascist War, but some countries, looking out for their own interests, have
turned a blind eye to the wrongdoings of Japan and have even urged Japan to
abandon its pacifist constitution. The world today is witnessing the negative
impact brought about by this short-sighted strategy.

By erasing its invasion history, Japan is on one hand attempting to lock away
memories of the war and on the other hand setting the stage for future action.
In the House of Councillors election in July, lawmakers pushing for Constitution
amendments won more than two-thirds of seats. This has led to forward-thinking
people in Japan to also begin worrying about the “return of war.”

In order to strengthen military power and shake off the post-war order, the Abe
administration usually uses the so-called “China threat” as an excuse to deceive
the Japanese public and other parts of the world.

After Japan adopted its new security laws that lifted a decades-old ban on
collective self-defense, the Abe administration has been making every effort to
contain China by instigating disputes between China and other countries.

On the day when the so-called arbitral decision on the South China Sea dispute
was announced in July, Japan, a non-party in the issue, immediately pressured
China to accept the arbitration. At the following 11th Asia-Europe Summit and
foreign ministers' meetings on East-Asia cooperation held in last month, Japan
reiterated its stance again and again.

In the country’s annual defense white paper issued in early August, Japan
pointed fingers at China over the South China Sea issue once again. The paper
also made irresponsible remarks concerning China’s armament, military expense
and transparency. These actions by the Abe administration has triggered alarm
and concern throughout the international community.

Japan's tribute at the Yasukuni Shrine on Monday once again reminds us that
world peace is not that should be taken for granted, it demands continual
justice and also the capability to defend it.- People's Daily




JAPAN’S INTERVENTION IN SOUTH CHINA SEA PERVERSE, VICIOUS: EXPERT

Chinese PLA Navy staged drills in the waters of South China Sea on July 8, 2016.

Japan’s efforts to muddle the waters of the South China Sea are perverse acts
that turn back the wheel of history, a Chinese expert wrote on Monday in an
article that marked the 71st anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender in
World War II and called on the public to ponder Japan’s real intentions.

In the People’s Daily article, Hu Dekun, the president of China Association for
History of WWII, pointed out that the war of aggression initiated by Japanese
fascists during the 1930s and 1940s had brought tremendous disaster to people
both in China and the Asia-Pacific region.

As an assailant country, Japan should be held accountable for its war crimes.
However, in order to cement its global hegemony, the US, who then exclusively
occupied Japanese territory, allied with the latter in the hopes of dominating
the Asia-Pacific order.

But instead of repenting for its war crimes and improving ties with the
victimized countries, Japanese right-wing politicians started bullying other
countries under the support of the US, read the article, titled “Perverse Acts
of Japanese Government.” Things got worse after the US adopted its “Asia-Pacific
Rebalance” policy, Hu writes, citing the South China Sea issue as an example.

Hu noted that in a bid to contain China, Japan repeatedly instigated disputes
between China and other countries around the South China Sea. Japan, a country
not involved in the South China Sea issue, joined the US as another agitator in
meddling the waters.

According to Hu, Japan is attempting to get rid of the post-war order by
amending its constitution.

After Japan officially adopted the new security laws that lifted the decades-old
ban on collective self-defense, the country is now planning a constitution
amendment. But the biggest roadblock ahead is public support. The Abe
administration is seeking that support by playing up the “China threat.”

What’s more, Tokyo hopes divert public’s attention from other domestic issues.
The Abe administration has lost credibility after "Abenomics" failed to revive
the Japan’s sluggish economy. By fanning the flames of the South China Sea
issue, the administration hopes to route domestic conflicts and consolidate its
power.

By poking its nose in the South China Sea, Japan wishes to buddy up to the US.
Though the US tried to manipulate some counties to challenge China, its
“Asia-Pacific Rebalance” policy suffered serious setbacks by China's diplomacy,
friendships and policy of win-win cooperation, especially as the “Belt and Road”
initiative aims to benefit most of its neighboring countries. Japan wants to
take this chance to curb China so that it could pander to its alliance with the
US.

“What’s Japan's real intention for interfering in the South China Sea issue? Is
Japan going to repeat its mistakes? ”asked Hu. - People's Daily

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