From: Inside Story
Japan and China: A clash of empires?
As the Asian giants pursue a war of words over the East China Sea islands, we ask if military conflict is inevitable.
2 Nov 2013
As the Asian giants pursue a war of words over the East China Sea islands, we ask if military conflict is inevitable.
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