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But the Chinese now know exactly how to neutralize Japan so their new carrier fleet can operate freely in the Pacific. Obama and the idiots in DC have shown them the way through their own stupidity.

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But the Chinese now know exactly how to neutralize Japan so their new carrier fleet can operate freely in the Pacific. Obama and the idiots in DC have shown them the way through their own stupidity.

The ChiComs always knew how to neutralize Japan. Japan, for all of it's economic power has been self-neutered militarily for decades with encouragement from the U.S., starting with their new constitution courtesy of General MacArthur in '45, specifically Article 9 (banning of all but basic self-defense military forces).

Beijing has always known that when push comes to shove, Japan will understand that they continue to exist for only one of two reasons, a.) the United States military umbrella and b.) the indulgence of the Chinese Communists, who possess overwhelming military superiority over Japan.

0bama and his illegal usurper regime has emboldened ALL of the enemies of freedom on the planet, no question of it.

Prediction: look for a new Tokyo-Beijing version of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact of 1939. Tokyo will choose to become a vassal of the ChiComs, rather than to risk a future conflict it would certainly lose in the absence of an iron clad security guarantee from the U.S.

Japan will seek to strike the best deal they can.

And Mao will be chuckling.