Archived The OTHER Reasons China Is Catching Up With U.S. Military (washingtonsblog.com)
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Archived The OTHER Reasons China Is Catching Up With U.S. Military (washingtonsblog.com)
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[–] Diogenes_The_Cynic 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
So, why Abe is a hawk suddenly, even though the rest of his country is against rearmament.
[–] ShinyVoater 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I'm pretty sure Abe was always a hawk. It's US pressure and Chinese expansionism that have allowed his sort to suddenly take the stage, though. I'm also going to say that, even from a purely, 100% defend-Japan-only standpoint, they really do need to loosen the straightjacket some: they're an island nation with outlying possessions and a neighbor who both claims them and is sucking up other disputed territories; they can't keep being picky about which weapons systems qualify under Article 9 if they don't want China to carry the day.