Considering that Japan was once upon a time an ally during WWI, could we have played our cards differently, after WWI and figured out how to work together with Imperial Japan, so that the crazies, who eventually took over in the 30s never would have gained power. They would have been of great use against the Soviet Union, and keeping Mao out of power.
Yeah maybe so but we didn’t have a CIA back then or an OSS either...
So far as the current situation the ccp better beware...
When they’re at their best they’re inscrutable, keeping a neutral countenance... they might have a surprise waiting... it’s a cultural thing for generations...
Oh, news from last week, USN F-35s doing touch and goes from Japanese “Helicopter Carriers”...