China-Japan island dispute opens door to misunderstandings

5 March 2013 No comments

Stubbornness over conflicting claims to the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands in the East China Sea holds out the prospect of competing maritime patrols and continued tensions, raising the risk of an incident. A Chinese ship and a Japanese Coast Guard vessel sail near disputed islands in the East China Sea. (Kyodo News/AP/File) By Peter Ford, Staff Writer / March 5, 2013 at 12:06 pm EST Beijing After …

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