Clinton Warned of Military Danger in China-Japan Dispute
The
festering dispute between China and Japan over five uninhabited
islands could spin out of control unless the countries improve their
communication with each other, according to a confidential report
submitted to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton this week by a
delegation of former U.S. officials.
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November, 2012
The
bipartisan four-person delegation met last week with Japan’s prime
minister and China’s vice premier, who is expected to take over as
prime minister, and both countries’ foreign ministers. The U.S.
group warns Clinton in its written report that, while neither side
wants a confrontation, a mistake or miscalculation could escalate
into a military face-off.
Members
of the delegation described their findings on the condition of
anonymity because their meetings and report are confidential.
Clinton
dispatched the mission in an effort to assess ways to reduce mounting
tensions in light of Japan’s nationwide elections next year, an
imminent leadership change in China and rising nationalist rhetoric
in both Asian countries over the islands in the East China Sea. The
five islands are called Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese.
Taiwan, which calls them Diaoyutai, also claims the chain, which is
surrounded by undersea oil and natural gas fields.....
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