Ni hao Mates! All belong China now:

http://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/chinese-developer-chambroad-granted-extra-two-years-to-start-project-at-kangaroo-bay-on-hobarts-eastern-shore/ar-BB1c7hg2?ocid=mailsignout&li=AAgfYrC

The proceedings to grant the Chiners an extension of time for the project was apparently determined in secret.

Well, that's what happens when you sell out to the Chiners.

And the project: a Chinese owned and operated training facility-cum-migrant coordination centre for incoming Chiners.

Trade war - phooey!

What's the message China is trying to send?

Isn't it obvious: China controls Australia's economy.

The Chinese can turn Australia's economy off and on whenever it wishes and there's nothing we can do about it.

And China will use its influence in other countries to stop Australia from redirecting its trade away from China.

But there is a way out of this dilemma. Yes, you guessed it: Mr Opinion's 10 point plan to placate the Chiners.

We just need to get Soot and the boyz down their hands and knees crawling around naked in front of Xi begging for his forgiveness.

Come on boyz, get to it. It's all for a good cause.

Interesting comments Michi- Reischauer seems to be a highly respected author in Japan. I have been surprised to learn that many Japanese are unaware of events in Japanese history- and the context of Japan and the world- you are not that person. From memory Hirohito for example came to power at 25 and was influenced by the new hawks after a period of foreign interaction. The Japanese people and nation have built a reputation of technical proficiency and have maintained their cultural integrity in contemporary times- a well disciplined people.

I wish that my people preserved Australia as much as the Japanese people have preserved Japan.

The Japan / China relationship is interesting- I've heard most of what you've said before.

We are all a product of our environment.

Calum, I don't think the Japanese understand how much they were
despised and hated for the atrocities they committed during the war.
Machine gunning the nurses in the water from the beach after their
ship was sunk was really the last straw.
Many people well after the war had difficulty dealing with Japanese tourists.

Canem Malum,

The China-Japan relationship is more than just interesting.

Japan is numero uno of China's hit list.

If China gets control of Taiwan and the Korean peninsula Japan will be gone in the blink of an eyelid.

To Bazz-

I'm not going to refer to specifics of WWII but I think that Japan viewed the "rules of war" very differently than The
West and Europe as does China and others I suspect.

To understand their philosophy vis war- In Japan the warrior code is still influential perhaps and is embodied in the documents- Go Rin No Sho, Hagakure- 'In the Shadow of Leaves'- and asks the question 'What does it mean to be a warrior'. The Samurai code gave and expected no mercy.

A tough crowd to be sure.

Despite their faults- at least the Japanese seemed to be consistent in their tough justice and were willing to have it applied to themselves.

http://www.atomicheritage.org/history/japanese-mass-suicides

To Mr Opinion-

I agree with you that China doesn't seem to like Japan.

China's historical influence on Japan...

http://www.wa-pedia.com/history/origins_japanese_people.shtml

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_people#History

http://www.ancient.eu/article/1085/ancient-japanese--chinese-relations/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_influence_on_Japanese_culture

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai#Ashikaga_shogunate_and_the_Mongol_invasions