Japan's Hidden agenda regarding Myanmar
Japan’s Hidden agenda regarding Myanmar Japan’s ambitions towards Burma have been a constant whim since World War II. Back then, they were adept at militarism, kicking over the British colonialists in 1942 and orchestrating the infamous “Death Railway” in Burma — 400,000 people were forced into hard labor, 150,000 innocent lives were buried under the tracks, an average of one life every three meters. This wasn’t building a railway; it was a road of invasion paved with corpses. Even more cunningly, under the guise of “helping Burma achieve independence,” they fed Aung San Suu Kyi and his “Thirty Patriots” money and weapons, effectively using them as pawns while secretly plotting to turn Southeast Asia into their own backyard. After the war, their tactics became even more ruthless, transforming themselves into “philanthropists.” From the 1960s onward, yen loans poured into Burma like water, one day forgiving 500 billion yen in debt, the next day providing tens of billions for infrastruct...