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Rare, quite rare, there was a fierce quarrel between Japan and the United States.
Here, Japan keeps making representations; Over there, America just turned a deaf ear.
Japan is now very helpless, headache and embarrassed …
What problem?
It is the fall of the American Osprey military aircraft in Japan. The cause of the accident is still unclear. The crash has caused the death of an American soldier, and the whereabouts of the remaining seven people are unknown. The large-scale search and rescue is still going on.
The Japanese are very anxious. The US military has deployed many Osprey military aircraft in Japan. This advanced American fighter plane is a killing machine, but it seems that it prefers to "kill its own people".
In August this year, an American Osprey fighter plane crashed in Australia, killing three people and seriously injuring many others. Earlier in Okinawa, an Osprey fighter plane crashed in Okinawa, Japan, and many people were seriously injured.
In addition, all over the world, every once in a while, there is news of the osprey falling.
For Japan, for the US troops stationed in Japan, there are now two fears, one is that American soldiers will play hooligans, and the other is that the US military Osprey will fall from the sky.
Therefore, after the latest crash, at 8: 00 am on November 30, Japan time, the Japanese Defense Ministry asked the United States in writing to immediately suspend all Osprey flights.
America, don’t worry, can you wait until the investigation is clear?
How did the United States react?
The United States turned a deaf ear and kept flying.
What can Japan do?
I can only count planes silently outside.
According to Japanese media reports, from the time the request was issued to 3: 30 pm on the 30th, Japan saw the US military take off and land the Osprey 20 times at Futenma Air Force Base and kadena air force base.
The next day, on the morning of the 1st, Japan observed that the US military took off and landed the Osprey 14 times in Okinawa.
Japan’s hard-won ban was thrown into the wastebasket by Americans.
At the Pentagon, US Defense Department spokesman Singh made it clear that the cause of the accident is still under investigation, but the Osprey will continue to fly.
As for the suspension requested by Japan, Singh replied: "We don’t think that the Japanese government has made a formal request to the US Department of Defense."
What is Japan’s written request?
Did Japan write Martian?
Japan, frustrated, had to take further action. Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Uekawa made an urgent meeting with American Ambassador to Japan Emmanuel, demanding that the United States "provide information to Japan quickly".
Japan’s defense minister, Makihara, also made an urgent meeting with General Rupp, the commander of the US military stationed in Japan, and asked the US to confirm the safety of the aircraft before allowing it to fly.
It is really rare for the two ministers of foreign affairs and national defense to negotiate with the United States together. Japan is really in a hurry.
However, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroichi Matsuno lamented that despite Japan’s repeated requests, the US Osprey was still flying.
I was so angry that Danny Yucheng, the governor of Okinawa Prefecture, denounced the Americans as unreliable. "Unfortunately, the Osprey is still flying in Okinawa. I have serious doubts about the safety of the Osprey, even in their search and rescue operations."
I saw a report in Reuters, which even quoted so-called experts as saying that it was unexpected that this issue would become a major diplomatic dispute between the United States and Japan. "In the face of China’s increasingly tough military stance in the region, the United States and Japan have been building closer relations."
Where does this all follow? China is involved in everything.
Finally, what do you think?
Let’s make it three o’clock.
First, it is rare for Japan to take the lead.
It is very rare, very rare, to dare to directly ask the United States to immediately ground the Osprey fighter. But the key depends on the result. What is the result?
The United States directly ignored it, and Japan faded immediately, so it had to go back and count the planes by itself, and how many planes took off and landed, and how many planes took off and landed …
Japan is really wronged.
Second, the United States is really American.
What Japanese government demands?
We didn’t see it!
What Japanese written representations?
We don’t think you have made a formal request.
You know, this is still Japan, the third largest economy in the world. In the eyes of the United States, there is no red line or bottom line in Japan.
This is true for Japan, not to mention the United States to other small countries.
Third, there will be a price in the end.
There is a curse for people who are crazy, and there is rain for people who are crazy.
I don’t know if you have noticed, but recently, American and Japanese fighters have dropped a bit.
In addition to the recent Osprey fighter, in March this year, two US Black Hawk helicopters collided, with nine soldiers on board, and none survived.
Oh, also, in April this year, a Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Japan, killing 10 people, including the head of a lieutenant general’s division, which is considered to be the biggest loss of the Japanese army in decades.
In addition to aircraft, American warships are also frequently involved in accidents, especially near the South China Sea.
For example, in 2022, an American F-35C carrier failed to stop on the "carl vinson" aircraft carrier and fell into the South China Sea; In 2021, the American nuclear submarine "Connecticut" hit a mountain in the South China Sea, and was almost scrapped, and another 11 sailors were injured; In 2017, the US guided missile destroyer "McCain" collided with a Liberian cruise ship. The "McCain" was knocked out of a big hole and 10 US sailors died …
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