Islands in dispute in the East China Sea
This is an interesting article from the Financial Times. It is about how some in Red China think it would be a fine idea if Red China were to have the Ryukus, a prefecture of Japan.
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/9692e...#axzz23jBc2wWj
Now the importance of this article isn't that a Red Chinese invasion fleet will be setting sail for Naha next week. The importance is that some powerful people in Red China think is a good enough idea to promulgate it officially (seeing as how there is no free press in Red China, if it gets out like it did, it's official).
That some powerful people think this is a good idea and should be pursued illustrates to a nebbish like me the folly of trying to appease an aggressive police state. They are never satisfied and if appeased will only want more since they have been rewarded for aggression.
JMA said something a while back about a rocky road ahead for Japan.
Islands in dispute in the East China Sea
There are a number of posts on this historical dispute between China (PRC), Taiwan and Japan over several small islands in the East China Sea, which are in different places - 'China's Emergence as a Superpower' and 'South China Sea and China' - so I have created this new thread.
Growing tensions in the East China Sea
An IISS Strategic Comment; which ends:
Quote:
While it has been bubbling for many years without turning into a conflict, the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands dispute provides a potential flashpoint for conflict that political leaderships would certainly wish to avoid.
Link:http://www.iiss.org/publications/str...ast-china-sea/