tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32776756.post3460104021737471857..comments2023-10-20T18:03:01.821+09:00Comments on GlobalTalk 21: Another Yomiuri East China Sea Map for Martin J. Frid… Wait, It Gets BetterJun Okumurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00291478225274759649noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32776756.post-67979998719022046642008-06-28T13:00:00.000+09:002008-06-28T13:00:00.000+09:00Martin:It is unlikely that it will ever be an eith...Martin:<BR/><BR/>It is unlikely that it will ever be an either-or matter. Having said that, the two authorities are doing a good job of keeping Chinese nationalism under control. (It has never been as nearly as serious a political threat in open, pluralist Japan.) I suspect that any further activities will take place slowly, and that much of the mineral resources under the disputed waters will not be exploited in the forseeable future. The potential economic rewards appear to be too small for the two sides to attempt to resolve the political hurdles posed by legal issues arising from the sovereignty question.<BR/><BR/>In any case, it's the overall relationship that really matters. In that sense, this most recent compromise is a product, not source, of a vastly improving political climate that will enable the two nations to better deal with the formidable challenges, both regional and global, that they face in common, if not in consort. And yes, that is a cause for optimism, however heavily guarded it may be.Jun Okumurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00291478225274759649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32776756.post-91168511607882478792008-06-27T23:04:00.000+09:002008-06-27T23:04:00.000+09:00I'm pretty optimistic about this whole affair. May...I'm pretty optimistic about this whole affair. Maybe it signals an era when China and Japan can sit down and negotiate based on facts and figues, not nationalism.<BR/><BR/>(The kind of comment I like to make on Friday evenings, before a nice, slow weekend)Martin J Fridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14537556834410284837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32776756.post-18152735319296916582008-06-22T09:01:00.000+09:002008-06-22T09:01:00.000+09:00I guess that means I'm headed back to your blog ag...I guess that means I'm headed back to your blog again.Jun Okumurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00291478225274759649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32776756.post-16106769338082544192008-06-22T02:28:00.000+09:002008-06-22T02:28:00.000+09:00i have a map which supports the yomiuri report fai...i have a map which supports the yomiuri report fairly strongly, that one edge of the Sino-Japanese heptagon coincides with the edge of the Japan_Korea zone designated in 1974, almost exactly.Sun Binhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08093210384069958083noreply@blogger.com