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Shinzo Abe’s successors to face a nasty test of wills in the East China Sea
China, Taiwan and Japan all claim these islands as their territory. The danger of an intended or accidental collision between the three states’ warships and aircraft has grown since China intensified its intrusions in 2020 (source: macpixxel for GIS)
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What's inside
- China ratchets up its military pressure in both South and East China Seas
- Lately, it more vigorously contests Japan’s sovereignty over rocky isles near Taiwan, casting a still longer shadow on the region’s stability
- At stake are also the flourishing Sino-Japanese trade relations and credibility of the venerable U.S.-Japan alliance
Who will benefit?
- Business leaders and decision makers involved in Asia, particularly China and Japan, ...
- Policymakers, academics and researchers dealing with the region, particularly interested in security ...
- Risk-management professionals interested in the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic
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