Trump came to power, and the United States and Japan disputed the cost of garrison. Will America give up Japan?

The military expenditure of the US troops stationed in Japan is an "indescribable" bad account, which cannot be described in detail, and even the Japanese domestic media can't explain it clearly.

I wanted to sort out this bad debt, but finally I had no choice but to give up, because the data released by the Japanese government did not match the data estimated by the media of various institutions at all, and the proportion of expenses borne by the Japanese government was also controversial, but one thing is certain, among all the American garrison countries, Japan bears the highest proportion of garrison expenses, at least more than half.

Japan's "Yomiuri Shimbun" reported on June 16 that the internal data of the Ministry of Defense showed that Japan spends nearly 760 billion yen on the stationing of US troops every year.

The money is mainly spent in three aspects: first, the cost of countermeasures around the base; The second is the rent of private land or state-owned facilities; The third is the facility relocation fee. This includes all kinds of expenses, including the expenses paid to the Japanese who serve the US troops stationed in Japan, the subsidies to appease the anger of the Japanese people in Japan, the rent of the base, the replacement fee for the redeployment of the US troops, and many funds allocated because the garrison harassed the local people and hindered the economy. Although it is not in the military expenditure project, the Japanese people know it well.

1. Why does the Japanese government bear the highest proportion of the US military garrison expenses?

Japan is an abnormal country, which is a euphemism for the new colony. As a defeated country in World War II, Japan's political status is different from other countries. Different from all kinds of pro-American behaviors caused by other countries hugging the thighs of the United States, Japan is a country completely controlled by the United States, and the Constitution was written by Americans, not to mention others. Secondly, Japan does have money, especially in the best years of Japan's economic situation, so much money that it voluntarily bears extra expenses to show its "care" for the US troops stationed in Japan. This kind of "caring budget" or "warm budget" still exists. For the completely controlled money jar, the US military will naturally not take care of it and will never be soft.

2. Is the Japanese government rich and stupid? Is this money worth spending?

In addition to Japan being deeply controlled by the United States, many aspects have to be torn down involuntarily. We must objectively admit that the United States' military asylum to its allies has greatly reduced the military budget of its allies. This is a mutually beneficial business. An important reason for the rapid economic development and high social welfare in NATO countries is that the US military shares a large amount of military budget, and these saved military funds are more invested in social welfare, so that small European countries without national defense pressure can concentrate more on economic development.

International politics is a very complicated and dark matter, and many things cannot be put on the table. Some of them are "quietly getting rich", some are gnashing their teeth and swallowing their stomachs, and some are secretly losing money and hitting their faces. Japan's 20 16 military budget is close to $50 billion, and my personal guess is that the expenditure of US troops stationed in Japan is about10 billion. The US military expenditure exceeds 700 billion US dollars, and China's military expenditure is currently about 654.38+050 billion US dollars.

Of course, the military expenditures of various countries cannot be superficial figures. Judging from these book figures alone, the expenditure of US troops stationed in Japan only accounts for a small part of Japan's military expenditure. If the US military leaves Japan, the military pressure exerted by China, whose military expenditure is 654.38+050 billion (actually far more than that), will be shattered instantly, while Japan's military expenditure will directly double or even more, making it difficult to compete with China, whose military expenditure is increasing year by year.

The above is the simplest and even one-sided analysis, but it is enough for us to find that although the Japanese government bears a high proportion of the US military garrison expenses (it is reported that it has reached 75%), the money spent is really worth it.

This money is well spent!

3. Is Trump credible?

Trump is a successful and extremely smart businessman. Although he has no political experience, he has been immersed in business for many years and is well informed. From a series of remarks after his victory, it is enough to see that Trump has quietly changed a lot of tone. For example, the original declaration of repatriating 1 1 10,000 illegal immigrants is now changed to repatriating 3 million illegal immigrants with criminal records.

The main consideration of Trump's strategic contraction is that the cost of maintaining global hegemony in the United States is getting higher and higher, and it is becoming more and more inadequate. Simply put, it is to close the door and live a good life. But this idea is just to trick voters into indulging in oral addiction.

First of all, the hegemonic position of the United States is supported by military hegemony, and both media hegemony and financial hegemony are extensions of military hegemony. This is the foundation of the country, and it is difficult to ride a tiger. Trump alone cannot reverse a hegemonic machine that is already running at high speed, otherwise it will be crushed by interest groups.

Second, Trump himself doesn't really want to do this. Playing music is a threat before being ripped off, and it has already worked. This allowed Trump to take over the national government and take the advantage and opportunity when negotiating with allies on military spending issues. As a businessman, he is very familiar with this.

Finally, it is impossible for NATO allies and Japan and South Korea to sit idly by and watch the withdrawal of American troops, which will lead to a series of serious internal political problems.

This is a rally of Koreans protesting the withdrawal of American troops. This battle, this action, this scale, this deep feeling, simply scared the baby to death.

we? Want it? American military! This is the voice of the people.

4. Have something to say.

Based on the above analysis, the United States and Japan, the United States and South Korea are all the same thing, and it is impossible not to sit down and negotiate. The bleeding bleeding, the spending money, is nothing more than Trump's elegant rip-off. Japan and other allies should refuse and welcome. Don't even believe punctuation in what politicians say.