[Star Traveler]

You said -- "I thought you were asking what China is trying to prevent concerning the Japanese military. The answer to that question is nuclear weapons."

Well, I thought China was working on preventing Japan's "build-up" -- several steps *before* ever getting to nuclear weapons. I thought China was thinking in more conventional terms (not nuclear weapons). At least that is what it appears to me.

I think, not only *China* but also the *U.S.* would be opposed to Japan having nuclear weapons -- and thus -- that would probably *never* happen.

Regards,
Star Traveler

[conservativepoet]

Everything I've read has been about preventing Japan's need for their own nuclear arsenal. That also goes for S.Korea and even Taiwan.

[Alia]

There's so much hot air coming out of specific countries in the past few days, it's easy to believe there's a 'GLOBAL WARMING" convergence going on.

Nonetheless, one specific thing I remember about the Kyoto Treaty (during Clinton Admin) which raised no small squawk: China was demanding the rights to use Japan's sea ports. Once that happened, "Kyoto" was off the table and put on ice.