Is Japan Nervous Yet?

China's first aircraft carrier

   The vessel is a refurnished Soviet-era carrier, the 990-foot-long Admiral Kuznetsov-class Varyag

Nanking China

Japan has been the traditional bully / aggressor in Asia since the beginning of recorded time, racking up a record of torture and death that would make even Hitler & Stalin combined seem paltry. 

Only recently has Japan even acknowledged their actions in China during the 1930's, the most notorious being the massacre of Nanking.

The United States should extract ourselves from our various treaties with Japan. 
Especially those guaranteeing our intervention should Japan suffer long overdue military aggression lest we find our forces defending a nation that cheats ours at every opportunity. 

Consider the following:

Arriving in Beijing one would find themselves in a Chinese made Buick Taxi Cab, ride past a McDonalds, KFC and probably a WalMart on their way to the Hilton. 

No such experience is likely in Tokyo.

Japan's markets are virtually closed to both our produce and products with but only handful of notable exceptions. 
(A fact conveniently ignored by those who happily purchase Japanese nameplate vehicles.)

China's markets are much more open to us yet many Americans find it easy to rail against China while ignoring the damage Japan does to our own manufacturing base and overall economy. 

Despite their "new" Carrier China is no threat, but Japan is no ally.   

Click on the chart below for a larger view and note that currently the United States has 24 of the world's now 37 Aircraft Carriers.