tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131797432577932217.post4381559889732396829..comments2024-03-08T09:45:09.659-05:00Comments on American Admiralty Books: NAVAL INTEREST: JAPAN TO SET UP MILITARY OUTPOSTS ON DISPUTED ISLANDSAmerican Admiralty Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13580284626647946681noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131797432577932217.post-45044275006358770242014-05-20T19:45:12.423-04:002014-05-20T19:45:12.423-04:00That's provocative. This move by the Japanese ...That's provocative. This move by the Japanese simply escalates the situation. You're getting us into war by forward momentum. We won't have it.<br /><br />I suggest that Japan simply return administration of the Senkakus to the US. In addition, the US should/will garrison US marines on the islands, thus stopping any consideration of an invasion by China, until sovereignty of these islands is adjudicated by an international body. At the very worst, if Japan is not accorded sovereignty, the Senkakus would be assigned to Taiwan, not the PRC.<br /><br />Before such a scenario evolves, Japan should conduct back-door negotiations with Taiwan to the effect that Japan would not contest the ruling, as long as both countries coordinate, develop and share the undersea energy resources without militarizing the islands themselves.<br /><br />How can the PRC, which considers Taiwan one of its provinces (and which bases its claims to the Senkakus on Taiwan's claims) object to Taiwan having sovereignty? Even if Taiwan was eventually absorbed by the PRC, the guarantee of anti-militarization of the islands would still be in effect.<br /><br />Let's not forget that Japan needs locally derived energy now. The Senkakus are the answer, but they cannot be developed until sovereignty is settled. Going head to head with China is a bull-headed approach; such backward nationalism ensures that the Senkakus will not be exploited for the benefit of Japan's economy for decades to come.<br /><br />Take my word for it. Save face. Return administration of the Senkakus to the US with the proviso that sovereignty be adjudicated by international law. You may lose sovereignty, but you will gain international respect and access to all the oil and gas the Japanese economy needs to compete against China in once again becoming the second largest world economy.<br />wulfenstraatnoreply@blogger.com