tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19245896.post630414027729256117..comments2024-03-28T21:57:32.099+11:00Comments on Submarine Matters & Australian Nuclear Weapons: Submarine Steel Strength, China and Japan.Pete2http://www.blogger.com/profile/06134037393078707072noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19245896.post-5145200322712724232015-04-10T10:02:47.221+10:002015-04-10T10:02:47.221+10:00Hi Anonymouse (of April 10)
Thanks for that econo...Hi Anonymouse (of April 10)<br /><br />Thanks for that economic overview. The economic (including the balance of trade) relationship between Japan, US and China makes a deep and complex impact on their strategic relationship.<br /><br />I assume slower growth in the Chinese economy is causing a slow down in Chinese purchases of US goods and services.<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />PetePetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02624742078679760819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19245896.post-76711943797292678862015-04-10T04:30:44.935+10:002015-04-10T04:30:44.935+10:00For many Americans, the economic attraction of Chi...For many Americans, the economic attraction of China is no longer what it used to be. Sure there is always that dream of 1B consumers hanging out there, but that is now more distant than ever before. A decade of massive trade deficit with China at $200B-$300B/year changes our mindset. It is hard to find a country that does not have a negative trade deficit with China, one of the very few exceptions is Japan in fact. American businesses also see that their businesses with China, even those that have been localized in China, are usually not profitable. In contrast, American businesses see the Japanese market as one of the more profitable market in Asia. Bad revenues versus good profits. Sure, there are significant barriers for entry in Japan, but all markets have those.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19245896.post-62735240511247839352015-04-10T01:22:50.531+10:002015-04-10T01:22:50.531+10:00Hi Anonymous
Thank you for your comments.
I thin...Hi Anonymous<br /><br />Thank you for your comments.<br /><br />I think the economic attraction of China is a bigger issue in American thinking than Japan's WWII record.<br /><br />The US resents China's war record including:<br /><br />- Chinese troops fighting US troops in the Korea War in the early 1950s, and<br /><br />- Chinese military assistance to North Vietnam which fought the US (1965-75). This included Chinese made weapons shooting down US aircraft.<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />PetePetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02624742078679760819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19245896.post-43488706344051609472015-04-09T20:40:18.852+10:002015-04-09T20:40:18.852+10:00Sentiment behind economy is also important. I admi...Sentiment behind economy is also important. I admit that America gets along better with China than Japan for following reasons: <br />1) America and China respect each other. American respects history and culture of China. Chinese respects America’s democracy and fairness, because Chinese is very democratic in his nature.<br />2) Their characters are very similar. They are frank, do not mind small things and sometimes show great kindness. <br />3) Historically, America has tried to be best friend of China. When China was invaded by western counties and Japan, only America was kind to China. I admit Japan was the one of worst invader of China. You may point out Korean War, but it was political, not invasive.<br /><br />It’s rather unpleasant for us Japanese, but we must admit these facts to construct better relationship with China and America. I do not think that emotional reaction is productive.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19245896.post-49580006955372202982015-04-09T11:12:37.595+10:002015-04-09T11:12:37.595+10:00A bit off topic. Americans tend to value economic ...A bit off topic. Americans tend to value economic relations with China more than relations with Japan. see http://thediplomat.com/2015/04/surprising-trends-in-u-s-views-of-china/Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02624742078679760819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19245896.post-63743106461015781732015-04-09T00:51:10.648+10:002015-04-09T00:51:10.648+10:00Hi Pete
Welding is also one of decisive factors i...Hi Pete<br /><br />Welding is also one of decisive factors in hull constructing. As welder’s skill reflects his welding experience, we may consider number of built submarines as a measure of country’s hull welding ability, which suggests that China perhaps shows the better welding ability.<br /><br />Regards<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com