Monday, December 11, 2017

China And Japan Agee To Establish A Maritime Hotline


DW: Maritime hotline hints at warming Tokyo-Beijing ties

A deal to set up a long-sought hotline between China and Japan was welcomed as a step forward, but as China prepares to mark 80 years since the Nanjing Massacre, analysts warn that tensions will not disappear overnight.

Tokyo and Beijing have agreed to introduce a hotline system to prevent accidental clashes in the East China Sea from escalating into more serious confrontations, the latest indication that the two governments are looking to forge a less confrontational relationship.

Critics warn, however, the underlying hostility that has dogged bilateral relations for decades will not evaporate overnight. And those often fraught links will once again be tested this week when China marks the 80th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre.

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WNU Editor: It is going to take more than a telephone hotline to lessen tensions between the two countries. In fact .... they are agreeing to this hotline because tensions are increasing.

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