The New Front-line Between China And Japan

The Guardian

The Guardian: Islands on the frontline of a new global flashpoint: China v Japan

While the South China Sea has drawn attention, the Senkaku Islands have become the site of renewed tension

The Chinese flotilla arrived at the start of August, more than 300 fishing boats escorted by 15 vast coastguard ships, some of them armed. They circled the Senkaku Islands for a week, drifting into and out of Japanese territorial waters as Tokyo’s own coastguard played cat and mouse with the intruders.

Then they were gone, but the message they left behind was clear. China had upped the stakes again in a simmering territorial dispute that has made the southern tip of Japan’s island archipelago one of the most dangerous places in the region.

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Update: China ships sail near disputed isles after Mattis visit: Japan (AFP).

WNU editor: It is not going to happen now .... but in the few years do not be surprised if the Chinese will make the decision to deploy "volunteers" on the island .... and they will not leave .... and that is when the shit will hit the fan.