I Feel Like Hal Lindsey! Tourism in Political Chess: China vs. Japan
“China‘s tourism authorities have asked local travel agencies not to promote travel to Japan amid an increasingly tense territorial dispute between the two countries, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday.”
China Asks Travel Agents Not to Promote Trips to Japan - By HIROYUKI KACHI
1. When governments act in such a manner it is the people that get hurt not the governments that are at odds with each other.
To many westerners this seems a little silly to be fighting over but not when it is taken in cultural and historical context. The readers digest version is that everyone is trying to “Save Face”.
With that said the more crucial aspect is the historical seething hatreds and fears Japan and China hold for each other.
The “territorial dispute” is far more. It is China flexing its muscle around Asia, in particular with an old nemesis: Japan.
Here in the West people have this odd notion that all is well and calm between Japan-Korea-China…Not So.
All the old distrusts and hatreds are buring in a cauldron and have been ever since the end of WWII. The real danger is the polite surface of Northeast Asia’s “3” will be scratched and literally all hell will break loose.
Japan eyes Korea and Japan as its gateway, launch pad, into mainland Asia.
China uses the Korea’s as a buffer between itself and Japan.
Korea and The Koreans are caught in the middle
North Korea is a puppet of China.
China is emboldened by the now weak U.S. Economy, which they control, and our military commitments globally that are wasting our resources.
China smells blood in the water when it comes to Taiwan as a succession of U.S. Presidents and Secretaries of State and Defense have bailed on our commitment to Taiwan and its people….Watch for Russian activity in the area as well.
His professional experience includes specializing in public relations, international relations, public/government affairs, corporate communications, and relationship building from the local-to-international level. He has worked as a U.S. Congress Assistant. He is also the former Manager of Public Relations, Marketing and Advertising for the Korea National Tourism Organization where his duties included speech writing for senior Korean government officials and establishing and maintaining working relationships with various foreign and domestic companies, government agencies and media outlets.
ALL-AMERICAN Member 82nd Airborne Division Association.
Mr. Kelly graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from State University of New York at Potsdam where he majored in political science and minored in communications.
Mr. Kelly resides in the Hudson Valley, married with one daughter.
