A combination photo of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (left) and new Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (Reuters)
Under Xi, China Seeks To Cool Row With Japan Over Islands -- Reuters
(Reuters) - In a break from months of saber rattling, China under new President Xi Jinping appears to be moderating its approach to a potentially explosive territorial dispute with Japan and taking measures to prevent accidental conflict.
Ahead of Xi's appointment last Thursday, General Liu Yuan, a senior People's Liberation Army (PLA) officer close to the new leader, warned of the danger of war with Japan in a series of conciliatory commentaries and public remarks at odds with earlier bellicose rhetoric from military hawks.
In addition, maritime experts believe Beijing's announcement a week ago that it would unify its armada of paramilitary maritime agencies under a single command will tighten control over these forces on the frontline of China's efforts to enforce claims over disputed islands in the East China Sea.
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My Comment: I do not see any evidence that China wants to cool-off in it's territorial dispute with Japan .... especially when I am reading stories like this one.
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