AT LEAST WE’RE NOT THE ONLY ONES SADDLED WITH LOUSY DIPLOMACY: China Teaching Asia to Fall in Love with Japan’s Military Buildup. “China’s ham-handed diplomacy in East Asia is doing the unthinkable: it’s making the Japanese military popular in the region. It’s likely that Japan is going to continue increasing military aid and arms sales. It’s also clear that public opinion, both in Japan and elsewhere, now supports Japan’s rearmament in a way not seen since 1945.”