Australia's military ties with Japan worry China

The Australian ^ | March 09 2007 | Dennis Shanahan and Patrick Walters

[knighthawk]

AUSTRALIA and Japan are about to embark on their most wide-ranging military and intelligence-sharing agreement, in a move that is generating concern from Beijing. In the 50th anniversary year of the signing of the post-war Australia-Japan trade pact, Tokyo and Canberra will agree on a joint security declaration that promises to transform defence relations between the two countries. The agreement, to be signed in Tokyo next week by John Howard and his counterpart, Shinzo Abe, is the first the Japanese have sealed with any nation other than the US. It could lead to Japanese troops training in Australia as co-operation on defence issues is stepped up.

The deal also has a strong focus on intelligence-sharing.

[knighthawk]

Ping

[Prophet in the wilderness]

( Australia's military ties with Japan worry China ) booo hooo hooo.

[RexBeach]

Everything worries China. Gee, must be hell being a communist!

[SevenofNine]

Cry me a river China hey you should worry now PM Howard be partying with Godzilla countrymen

[Red6]

Both are free capitalist nations doing trade. Both see China building up its naval forces as a threat. Duh.

Japan is after the US the nation with the most military "potential" on this planet. They have the enabling technology, industry, and access to resources. China is going down a road they might regret!

[FreedomPoster]

Immediate reaction to the headline: Good!

[FreedomPoster]

Ping, in case you're not in the ping list.

[Turbo Pig]

Japan is after the US the nation with the most military "potential" on this planet.

Man, with their ability to improve and miniaturize things the US develops, can you imagine some of the nifty stuff they could come up with:-)

[Gay State Conservative]

China knows darn well that neither Japan nor Australia,individually,or a Japanese-Austrailian alliance, represent a threat to her.

The best thing that China can do to ensure peace in East Asia is to send an assassin to take care of their little psychopath friend in North Korea.

[Williams]

Too damn bad for China.

[glorgau]

> Australia's military ties with Japan worry China

Isn't that the idea?

[fish hawk]

If China is worried, that's a good thing. I bet Taiwan isn't upset about this merge either.

[MARKUSPRIME]

Good news. Democracies have to stick together against communists,authoritarians,and dictators.

[GSlob]

No need to send an assassin. The baboon comes to China periodically, and can be conveniently taken care of by waiting at the watering hole. Along the lines of polonium tea, but slower acting - say, some carcinogen.

[Teacher317]

Everything worries China.

Whether it does or not, they will say that it does, just like the Islamists. It is simply an excuse to build power and claim the moral high ground.