China, Japan Engage In New Invective Over Disputed Isles -- Reuters
(Reuters) - China and Japan engaged on Friday in a fresh round of invective over military movements near a disputed group of uninhabited islands, fuelling tension that for months has bedeviled relations between the Asian powers.
An increasingly muscular China has been repeatedly at odds with others in the region over rival claims to small clusters of islands, most recently with fellow economic giant Japan which accused a Chinese navy vessel of locking radar normally used to aim weapons on a Japanese naval ship in the East China Sea.
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Update: Viewpoints: How serious are China-Japan tensions? -- BBC
My Comment: Will these tensions erupt into a military conflict .... I doubt it. I still believe that both sides will find a way to resolve their differences and not jeopardize the stability in this part of the world. But then I read this.
Update: 7 Reasons China and Japan Won’t Go To War -- Trefor Moss, The Diplomat
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