Entry #1 - January 24, 2014

Japanese PM Shizo Abe's war shrine visit angers neighbours

January, 24, 2014
The Associated Press 
CBC - 
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/japanese-pm-shinzo-abe-s-war-shrine-visit-angers-neighbours-1.2476668

On December, 26, 2013, Japanese Prime Minister Shizo Abe visited Yasukuni Shrine to pay respect to Japan's war dead. It promoted a furious response from China and Korea.
 Abe who became the Prime Minister of Japan just a year ago, he is the first Japanese leader to have visited Yasukuni shrine since Junichiro Koizumi just over seven years ago. Abe visited Shrine it cause friction with China and both Koreas immediately. He visited 2.5 million dead and 14 A war criminals from World War II. What has Abe done, it is exacerbating tensions with Japan's neighbours.


 What has Abe done is leading Japan to a dangerous direction, it may cause a friction with neighbours immediately. His action angered Japan's neighbours automatically."Lessons from history must be learned. The international community including China must heighten its vigilance and never allow the wheel of history to be turned back," Wang said. Why Japan's neighbours react so strongly? Let's view the history.

 In June, 1900, Japan and other seven countries invaded China. Siege of the International Legations is the sore spot of Chinese people. Chinese Government signed the Boxer Protocol. China ceded lands to those eight countries. China was half colonized in 1901. In September, 18th, 1931, this is the day that Chinese won't forget. Japan attacked Manchuria and controlled Eastern China. In July,7th, 1937, Japan captured most of the provinces. Then, in December, Japan killed over 30,0000 Chinese civilians in a month. 1945, Japan lost the World War II Taiwan returned in China. Now, Japan is trying to steal DiaoYu Island from China. Chinese want to forgive them, but they just keep making mistake. Abe's action hurt our feeling so deeply. What Abe has done is starting a war soon.