China's "Okinawa card"

[Harpy Eagle]

Analysis: China moves to play 'Okinawa card' over Japan's Taiwan stance

'Ryukyu research center' could reverse Beijing's position since Mao era

asia.nikkei.com

Sing Tao Daily, a Hong Kong newspaper, reported on Sept. 3 that Dalian Maritime University plans to open "a Ryukyu research center" to conduct studies on Okinawa. The Ryukyu Islands is the old name for the southernmost Japanese prefecture, which was the Ryukyu Kingdom for 450 years from 1429 to 1879.

If set up, it will be the first research center specializing in Okinawa at a higher education institution in China. The military-linked university is located in the port city of Dalian in northeastern China's Liaoning province.

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The headline of the Hong Kong newspaper article referred to the "Ryukyu card," suggesting that China is making preparations to bring up the issue of Okinawa's status as part of Japan as a key weapon to warn Tokyo against interfering in the Taiwan issue, which Beijing claims as an internal affair.

Now, this is an interesting ploy by China. The most obvious flaw is that the people of Okinawa do not claim to not be a part of Japan and do not have their own central government.

 

[1srelluc]

The chi-coms better watch out!

Thirty-four US Navy ships are hit by kamikazes off Okinawa in the first of 10 large-scale attacks which the Japanese called “kikusuis” meaning “chrysanthemums floating on water” as part of their operation Ten-Go. This first attack lasted five hours and involved 355 kamikazes and over 300 fighter escorts.

Japan: battle of Okinawa: Japanese attack (Kamikaze) the US- battleship USS Missouri - May 1945

 

[The Duke]

Analysis: China moves to play 'Okinawa card' over Japan's Taiwan stance

'Ryukyu research center' could reverse Beijing's position since Mao era

asia.nikkei.com

Sing Tao Daily, a Hong Kong newspaper, reported on Sept. 3 that Dalian Maritime University plans to open "a Ryukyu research center" to conduct studies on Okinawa. The Ryukyu Islands is the old name for the southernmost Japanese prefecture, which was the Ryukyu Kingdom for 450 years from 1429 to 1879.

If set up, it will be the first research center specializing in Okinawa at a higher education institution in China. The military-linked university is located in the port city of Dalian in northeastern China's Liaoning province.

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The headline of the Hong Kong newspaper article referred to the "Ryukyu card," suggesting that China is making preparations to bring up the issue of Okinawa's status as part of Japan as a key weapon to warn Tokyo against interfering in the Taiwan issue, which Beijing claims as an internal affair.

Now, this is an interesting ploy by China. The most obvious flaw is that the people of Okinawa do not claim to not be a part of Japan and do not have their own central government.

That's not good.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

That's not good.

It is an interesting ploy.

The people of Okinawa consider themselves Okinawans first and Japanese second, but they have no love for China nor the desire/will to be an independent nation.

 

[The Duke]

It is an interesting ploy.

The people of Okinawa consider themselves Okinawans first and Japanese second, but they have no love for China nor the desire/will to be an independent nation.

Japanese government ought to tell the "research group" to fuck off.

 

[Synthaholic]

I've spent months at the bases on Okinawa. We have nothing to worry about. China wouldn't have a prayer of an incursion.