Recent relation between China and Japan.

China and Japan are improving diplomatic relations drastically. Chinese prime minister will visit Japan. Japanese prime minister will visit China. It is a course both two countries have to go.



I saw a TV program. Chinese scholars and Japanese controversialists discussed about problems between China and Japan. I think Chinese medias skew Japan and those chinese believe what the media said. I think Chinese scholars have divergent views of the state. They understand Japan is democratic state but don't understand the view.



It seems they believed Extra-right-wing is supported by people. It is a quite strange view. They are ignored by common people. And also seems they are addled by some politicians who are very right wing and say Chinese-Japanese was not war of invasion. They said "Japan is double-tongued.". But Japan is a democratic country. There are many opinions and those foolish politicians are just a member of the House, not ministers. So Japan is not double-tongued. Overall, Japanese had an advantage in the discussion. I think the cause was skewed media news broad casted in China.



Chinese said "It is danger that Japan fosters patriotism.". Japanese said "Why we must not have patriotism? We've lost it too much. China also fosters it, doesn't it?". Chinese understood it. Those Chinese scholars were decent people. Chinese also said "Japan didn't offer apologies for Chinese about the invasion for long periods of time.". It is sure that Japan should have do it soon. But I felt strange that China are invading Tibet etc even now. Britain and France etc didn't offer apologies for colonies, as far as I know. China didn't offer it about Mongol invasion attempts against Japan. Japan maybe more decent than those countries in that regard. What I want to write here is not criticism, rather, I admired those Chinese about capacity to understand.



Chinese said "We have to foster good fellowship.". Japanese also said so. Chinese also said "China doesn't have philosophy which presses the responsibility on other country.". I don't know about recent Chinese thought but what the Chinese said is true. My philosophy is also from China. So, I think I understand what he meant.



What I felt is that China and Japan are brother even now. Not small number of people were from China. We share virtue relatively to large extent. I know Chinese people since I was 10 years old. Chinese people visited my house were smart and polite. Although there are differences, very similar to Japanese relatively while Chinese are more realistic.



Japanese politicians and owners of companies often cite Chinese literatures. Even now, Chinese thought effect Japanese thought. It is said the reason is that leaders need principle. I think there is other reason that Christian faith can't be the principle in this region and Buddhism is not realistic and Chinese thoughts provide practical hints to Japanese leaders.



Biggest problem between China and Japan is Taiwan. If America war against China for Taiwan, Japan must help American troops because American bases are in Japan. We can't chose. So, it is not problem to be resolve only between China and Japan. As long as American troop stay in Japan, Chinese army regards Japan as a big enemy.



I suppose current return to Japanese-Japan in Japan maybe affected by China. The more China become larger, the more the world become Chinese. It leads Japan to be an Asian nation again. The leader of the world in last half of this century would be China. I don't support current Chinese government but there must be possibility that China become a good state.



Well, I have to practice for listening test. Have a nice weekend!



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