Michael Green on Yasukuni Visits

Michael Green, fromer special assistant Bush and senior director for Asian affairs at the National Security Council (NSC) talked about Yasukuni during an interview with Japanese TV network, TBS.

"I have confidence that Japanese political leadership thinking about national interests, thinking about honoring these who fallen in the war, thinking about Japan's international position, I am confident that there will be a good 落としどころ(common ground) on this, and it won’t continue like the current situation."

Is China politicizing Yasukuni problem?

"It (Yasukuni visit) should not be decided based on Chinese pressure, and it should not be decided based on U.S. pressure。Frankly, if Japan makes a decision on Chinese pressure, that would be bad for the U.S. Because China should have the right to determine what's right or wrong in Asia."