President Barack Obama’s reassurance to Japan that the US will abide by its commitment to help defend the country if China seizes a disputed group of islands underscores the longstanding tensions in Northeast Asia. It was immediately and predictably countered by a Chinese ministry spokesman’s riposte that nothing will change "the basic reality that the Diaoyu Islands are China's inherent territory."
Waving the Bloody Shirt in China and Japan
Waving the Bloody Shirt in China and Japan
Waving the Bloody Shirt in China and Japan
President Barack Obama’s reassurance to Japan that the US will abide by its commitment to help defend the country if China seizes a disputed group of islands underscores the longstanding tensions in Northeast Asia. It was immediately and predictably countered by a Chinese ministry spokesman’s riposte that nothing will change "the basic reality that the Diaoyu Islands are China's inherent territory."
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