Well, I hadn't been following Japanese politics closely. I knew an election was in the works. I understood the Liberal Democrats were expected to be returned. Does this change Sino-Japanese relations? Those relations have always been terrible. I think we've lost sight of simple truths. Globalization, the clash of civilization, the war on terror, made us think we'd entered a new era. The simple truth we lost sight of is this: we most often quarrel with our neighbors.
In fact, tensions aren't mounting because of cultural differences. Just look where trouble is brewing. The tensions are between China and former "tribute states". Arms control, international law, multiculturalism, cure-alls we were told.
The growing tension between China and Japan is not the result of misunderstanding -- dialouge is not the solution.
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