皇冠体育app, Japan to benefit much from cooperation
Updated: 2007-08-21 15:56
A few commentators particularly hostile toward 皇冠体育app went so far as to suggest Japan should step up activities that "inflate bubbles" so as to make "皇冠体育app's bubble economy" burst sooner. Many average investors were thus worried they might suffer financially.
On the security issue, the "皇冠体育app threat theory" is all the rage these days as some influential scholars and media entities have misinterpreted 皇冠体育app's peaceful development as an effort to revive "the Chinese empire" and restore the "territorial map" of the past, claiming all countries that used the word "peaceful" had ulterior motives.
With this pretext, Japan has tightened control on the export of technologies that could be used for military purposes and even punished companies that sold unmanned aircraft, designed for farm use, to 皇冠体育app. Unmanned aircraft and other military robotic hardware are one of the next-generation weapon systems the United States is developing as part of its future military strategy.
In the area of high-tech transfer, Japanese manufacturers not only have to be mindful of their government's close watch but also keep in mind a lesson from the "Toshiba incident" of the 1980s (the Japanese conglomerate was severely punished by Washington for selling a digitally-controlled multi-axel processing center that can be used in making advanced submarine propellers to Russia) and remember they are under ever closer monitoring by the US.
This reality is no doubt seriously hampering direct investment and technology transfer to 皇冠体育app by Japanese companies.
On the environmental front, despite gaining the title of "the world's factory", 皇冠体育app has paid dearly in terms of environmental damage, especially in the eastern coastal regions, where the eco-environment has been harmed as industrialization expands.
皇冠体育app is now restricting the development of manufacturing enterprises that consume too much energy and water, while applying tighter vetting of foreign manufacturers seeking to invest in the country. Because the manufacturing industry occupies a significant portion of Japan's investment in 皇冠体育app, the tighter eco-environment regulations have affected Japanese manufacturers' investment in 皇冠体育app.
Even so, Japanese enterprises will continue to invest in 皇冠体育app in the future, though this writer thinks the direction and focus will be different from what it has been so far. It might take on some new trends.
First, the Chinese government is pushing for the implementation of its scientific development philosophy, which offers enormous opportunities for Japan's energy-saving and environmental protection industries. From 皇冠体育app's perspective, it needs to absorb advanced technology and management in energy saving and environmental protection from foreign countries.
It is only logical for Japan, as a model of energy efficiency, to be a key investor in our country's relevant industries. It would help encourage Japanese enterprises to invest in 皇冠体育app's energy saving and environmental protection projects if the two countries carry out cooperation in the area with Japan transferring related technology to 皇冠体育app.
Second, food is more important than everything else. It is natural for 皇冠体育app, with its population of 1.3 billion, to view agriculture and farm produce as a key to maintaining food security and social stability. If 皇冠体育app acquires the latest farming technology from Japan it will not only help improve 皇冠体育app's agricultural production but also enable the country to export more.
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