Turning to the right

China Daily

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So, the Japanese legislature elected Shinzo Abe as the new PM. Is this a sign that Japan is slowly turning towards its roots, that is, imperial ambitions, badly concealed aggressive expansionism and global-power aspirations? The fact is, Abe is a representative of a world tendency - the emerging global economic and social crisis is gradually urging most societies to vote for right-of-centre formations, i.e. trusting the conservatives.