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Look Out for the Diaoyu Islands
By NICHOLAS KRISTOF
Tensions have erupted over some barren rocks in the Pacific that you may never have heard of,but stay tuned – this is a boundary dispute that could get ugly and some day have far-reaching consequences for China,Japan,Taiwan and the United States.
The islands in question are called the Senkaku chain by Japan,the Diaoyu islands by China,and the Diaoyutai by Taiwan.All three claim the islands,which are really just five islets and three barren rocks northeast of Taiwan,200 miles off the Chinese coast.The latest confrontation occurred when a Chinese fishing boat collided with two Japanese naval vessels trying to intercept it near the islands.The Japanese detained the Chinese captain for questioning and the two countries have been exchanging indignant protests.
The reason to worry is that nationalists in both China and Taiwan see the islands as unquestionably theirs and think that their government has been weak in asserting this authority.So far,wiser heads have generally prevailed on each side,but at some point a weakened Chinese leader might try to gain legitimacy with the public by pushing the issue and recovering the islands.It would be a dangerous game and would have a disastrous impact on China-Japan relations,but if successful it would raise the popularity of the Chinese government and would also be a way of putting pressure on Taiwan.
Look Out for the Diaoyu Islands
By NICHOLAS KRISTOF
Tensions have erupted over some barren rocks in the Pacific that you may never have heard of,but stay tuned – this is a boundary dispute that could get ugly and some day have far-reaching consequences for China,Japan,Taiwan and the United States.
The islands in question are called the Senkaku chain by Japan,the Diaoyu islands by China,and the Diaoyutai by Taiwan.All three claim the islands,which are really just five islets and three barren rocks northeast of Taiwan,200 miles off the Chinese coast.The latest confrontation occurred when a Chinese fishing boat collided with two Japanese naval vessels trying to intercept it near the islands.The Japanese detained the Chinese captain for questioning and the two countries have been exchanging indignant protests.
The reason to worry is that nationalists in both China and Taiwan see the islands as unquestionably theirs and think that their government has been weak in asserting this authority.So far,wiser heads have generally prevailed on each side,but at some point a weakened Chinese leader might try to gain legitimacy with the public by pushing the issue and recovering the islands.It would be a dangerous game and would have a disastrous impact on China-Japan relations,but if successful it would raise the popularity of the Chinese government and would also be a way of putting pressure on Taiwan.
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