Japan, China tensions cool after Koizumi apology

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http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=2843e53810679cbc

'In the past, Japan, through its colonial rule and aggression, caused tremendous damage and suffering for the people of many countries, particularly those of Asian nations,' Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said on Friday, in a speech delivered at the opening ceremony of the Asia-Africa Summit in Jakarta attended by both Koizumi and Chinese President Hu Jintao

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For a variety of reasons, Japan's economic relationship with China may be more important to Japan than China's economic relationship with Japan is to China, limiting the Japanese government's freedom of action. Ultimately, Japan may be forced to choose between its massive investments in mainland China - which have become increasingly indispensable to Japan Inc - and its historic unwillingness to confront right-wing nationalist forces. At the same time, China's outdated Leninist dictatorship, which is under constant pressure to demonize foreign or domestic 'enemies' as a way of distracting attention from spiraling corruption and its own massive crimes against the Chinese people (which are not only far greater in magnitude, but much more recent, than imperial Japan's war crimes in China), may have to pass into history for the Chinese civilization to consistently remain at peace with its neighbors.

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"China's outdated Leninist dictatorship, which is under constant pressure to demonize foreign or domestic 'enemies' as a way of distracting attention from spiraling corruption and its own massive crimes against the Chinese people"

that technique isn't outdated Bush uses that technique very well against the Very Very Bad Man Saddam to go to IRAQ~~~