http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/03/schmidt-japan-china_n_5077208.html
Helmut Schmidt: Japan Has No Friends In Asia. Neither Does China. Part II
SCHMIDT: The basic fact about Japan’s situation is that it does not have any friends in the region not the Philippines, nor the Koreans, nor the Russians, nor the Chinese, nor people in Indonesia. They have invaded all these countries. They do not understand that all their neighbors hate them despite the fact that the present Japanese did not commit any crimes.
Germany certainly committed more war crimes than anybody else. But, unlike the Japanese, we have had the great stroke of luck of finding neighbors who have helped us overcome our past. We have openly regretted what our fathers have done. So the Germans today, to an amazing extent, have been able to join in a project of European integration that, whatever its problems, makes war between European nations impossible.
If I were a Chinese I would just wait and see how long it takes until the Japanese come bearing presents. Just give them time and don’t fight about these ridiculous Diaoyu islands.
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이것은 무서운 일이다. 독일 총리의 눈에 일본은 아시아에서 친구 하나없는 왕따 국가라고 보이는 데, 일본인들은 스스로 일본이 아시아에서 사랑받는 국가라고 착각한다.
이것은 미국에서도 비슷한 현상이라서, 미국정계는 반일로 돌아섰고, 중국이 아니라 아베정부를 아시아 갈등의 근원으로 인식하는 데, 일본만 이 사실을 모른다.
Helmut 슈미트 서독일 총리 : 1974~1982
