Japan 'disappointed' as China snubs tsunami memorial ceremony - Polidicks

[img]http://imgkk.com/i/_e-0.jpg[/img] [url]http://www.france24.com/en/20130312-japan-disappointed-china-avoids-tsunami-ceremony[/url] [quote]Japan said Tuesday it was "disappointing" China did not send anyone to a ceremony marking the second anniversary of its tsunami, in the latest sign of deteriorating ties between the two countries. Beijing's apparent snub came after Japan invited representatives from Taiwan to take part on an equal footing with other diplomats in the national remembrance for people killed by the 2011 quake-tsunami. The move also came as tensions between Tokyo and Beijing simmer over a territorial row, with Chinese government ships on Tuesday spotted in disputed waters, the latest salvo in a spat over the sovereignty of uninhabited, but strategically vital, islands.[/quote]

Diplomatic relations between China, Japan, South Korea, and North Korea are deteriorating lately, it seems. No major incidents (besides maybe the huge outbursts from north korea,) but things are not looking good.

I'm hoping Japan will acknowledge Taiwan as a country soon, they'll probably do it out of spite of China and I hope it can get them a UN seat

Remembrance of a tragedy should surely transcend petty international politics. I suppose that assumes a massive amount of sophistication on the part of the people in charge.

[QUOTE=download;39885818]I'm hoping Japan will acknowledge Taiwan as a country soon, they'll probably do it out of spite of China and I hope it can get them a UN seat[/QUOTE] I would not fuck with china in the global relations game tbh, they're already acting sporadic and on edge when it comes to diplomacy, I wouldn't agitate them more for relatively pointless reasons right now.

[QUOTE=download;39885818]I'm hoping Japan will acknowledge Taiwan as a country soon, they'll probably do it out of spite of China and I hope it can get them a UN seat[/QUOTE] Not going to happen. [editline]12th March 2013[/editline] Taiwan doesn't want to be acknowledged as a country but still insists on being the legitimate government to the entirety of China (see 'One China policy'). A UN resolution prevents it from ever becoming part of the UN and as it is placed under PRC territory by the same resolution. Despite declaring Taiwan to an 'inalienable part of China' and the PRC to be China's sole government the Japanese still have ties to Taiwan and sometimes implicitly recognises its diplomatic core as is the case here (Other examples include visa exemptions to Taiwanese nationals but not mainlanders.). I can understand why this sort of hypocrisy might piss off Beijing. But Taiwan provided considerable aid and many Japanese are quite grateful for this. Generally speaking the two are more friendly as well.

[QUOTE=chumchum;39885865]Not going to happen. [editline]12th March 2013[/editline] Taiwan doesn't want to be acknowledged as a country but still insists on being the legitimate government to the entirety of China (see 'One China policy'). A UN resolution prevents it from ever becoming part of the UN and as it is placed under PRC territory under the same resolution. Despite declaring Taiwan to an 'inalienable part of China' and the PRC to be China's sole government the Japanese still have ties to Taiwan and sometimes implicitly recognises it's diplomatic core as is the case here (Other examples include visa exemptions to Taiwanese nationals but not mainlanders.). I can understand why this sort of hypocrisy might piss off Beijing. But Taiwan provided considerable aid and many Japanese are quite grateful for this. Generally speaking the two are more friendly as well.[/QUOTE] Taiwan was on the Security Council, I'm still trying to figure out how that resolution passed. Where they sleeping during the vote or something?

[QUOTE=download;39886494]Taiwan was on the Security Council, I'm still trying to figure out how that resolution passed. Where they sleeping during the vote or something?[/QUOTE] It was a General Assembly Resolution, them being on the Security Council still means that they only have a single vote. If that wasn't the case the USA may have had an interest in vetoing it as well.

I can't wrap my head around that picture of the memorial, was the background shopped out or something?