Rahm Emanuel, the fiery U.S. ambassador to Japan, has continued to lambaste China, criticizing it over its economic and security policies in the region while heaping praise on Tokyo¡¯s new muscular approach to defense.
¡°China is not practicing being a good neighbor, no matter what they lip-sync. Their actions do not reflect their words. And everybody in the neighborhood is onto it now,¡± Emanuel told the Freakonomics podcast on Thursday.
The famously ¡°undiplomatic¡± diplomat has taken an increasingly assertive stance against China, alleging that Beijing has become an economic bully toward its neighbors. The former Chicago mayor said his approach is a way to defend both the U.S. and Japan, which he called Washington¡¯s ¡°No. 1 ally.¡±
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