China’s Next Flashpoint? -- The Diplomat
A dispute with South Korea over a remote reef has prompted a tense exchange of words between the two countries. There could be more to come.
It was named Socotra Rock when discovered by the British in 1900. It’s called Ieodo in South Korea, and Suyan Rock in China. Regardless of what it’s called, there usually isn’t much reason to discuss a reef that lays 149 kilometers from the nearest piece of South Korean territory and 247 kilometers from the closest part of China. But the area has the potential to become a flashpoint between two of Asia’s biggest economic and military powers.
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My Comment: If these two major Asian countries cannot resolve their differences over a remote reef .... just imagine what will happen when they try to resolve issues like this one.
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