Monday, September 17, 2007

Washington Post; "Japan-China Oil Dispute Escalates Relationship Already Uneasy as Tokyo Accuses Beijing of Tapping Diputed Fields"; Faiola; Oct 2005

An oil field which potentially straddles Chinese/Japanese waters, is at the center of a debate between China and Japan. Old grievances seem close to the surface. China is drilling within their own waters, but the field itself seems to be what's under dispute, and negotiations did not go well.

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"We need to take proper measures even at the risk of making the situation more volative. We need to remind China that we are ready and willing to defend our territory and interests."
-Katsuei Hirasawa

Also mention of Japan's extreme loathe to take any measures that could possibly aggressive since WWII.

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