Armor of the day. Japanese Type 10 and Type 16.

Why are the Japanese uparmoring their forces and creating a MECHANIZED Marine Corps to defend their islands against China?

Why are the Chinese basically creating what is now the OLD USMC Marine Expeditionary Unit and Marine Expeditionary Brigade to conduct operations into the 21st century.  Oh and make no mistake.  They're not only creating a mirror image of what we once had but are doing it in detail.

Yet despite all this the US Marines are choosing to turn into a Missile, Fighter and Special Ops Support Force.

Someone is wrong.

I don't think it's our ally and enemy.