Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Can China And Japan Go To War In 2013?

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Professor: Don't Be Surprised If There's A War Between Japan And China In The Next Year -- Rob Wile, Business Insider

Chinese planes flew near Japanese airspace Monday to assert its claims to Japan's Senkaku islands (China calls them the Diaoyu islands).

The move came just as Japan announced its new prime minister.

Hugh White, a professor at Australian National University and a former Australian defense official, believes this is the latest sign the two countries are heading to war.

And the U.S. will be dragged in.

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My Comment: I am still of the opinion that our "better angels" will persevere .... but it is true that historically speaking .... wars have been fought in this part of the world for far less.

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