It looks like the Middle East isn't the only place getting an outbreak of rioting. Just look at this!
http://imgur.com/a/Y7oIp
What do you think? Could this be the trigger for an armed conflict over the territory? Could it spark long held tensions between China and Taiwan? Or will it blow over as order is restored in the region?
Anti-Japanese sentiment in China is at a peak as the Senkaku Islands (or Diaoyu Islands to the Chinese) have become Nationalised Japanese territory, after the government officially bought 3 of the islands from private Japanese owners.
http://news.yahoo.com/more-anti-japan-protests-china-over-islands-034425792.html
Historically, The US owned the Islands from 1945 until 1972, where it reverted to Japan under the Okinawa Reversion Treaty. Following a 1969 survey by the ECAFE that suggested oil and gas reserves may be found in the vicinity of the islands, the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (ROC- or Taiwan) began to lay claims to the territory. Chinese newspapers and television have erupted in fury over Japan's purchase, which is seen by both the PRC and ROC as Chinese sovereign territory.
The riots have spread to over eighty five cities across China, with Japanese products boycotted, Racist banners hanging from walls, Japanese cars smashed and tipped over on sight, and Japanese shops firebombed and burned down.
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2012/09/front-page-fury-over-diaoyu-purchase/
China has sent two patrol ships to the islands to "assert the country's sovreignity." US Defence Secretary Leon Panatta has urged both sides to tone it down, as "when these countries engage in provocations of one kind or another over these various islands it raises the possibility that a misjudgment on one side or the other could result in violence and could result in conflict"
EDIT: If you want to know what the translations are for the pictures... try actually clicking on the links! It works wonders!
On the anniversary of the Mukden Incident, Chinese riots reach fever pitch- extending now to one hundred and eighty cities across China.
Economic effects take hold as Japanese businesses begin suspending operations across China: watch?v=AmJpjW1iQu0
Japan responds to China's '1000 boats' show of force by installing a new US ballistic missile base on the Japanese mainland. The US stands by its defence treaty with Japan.
In the Chinese Capital, a visiting Hilary Clinton is warned by the Chinese to keep the US out of territorial disputes off the Chinese coast. China states it is prepared to use force if necessary to protect its claims from Japan.
Tensions expected to remain for several years.
[HEADING=2]UPDATE- New developments:[/HEADING]
China has appealed directly through the UN to Japan to recognise Chinese ownership of the islands, now saying that China was 'tricked' into giving up the islands to Japan in 1895. Looks like China's going all out in it's pursuit of the islands now.
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/world/japan-stole-our-islands-china-tells-un/story-e6frfkui-1226483374770
http://imgur.com/a/Y7oIp
What do you think? Could this be the trigger for an armed conflict over the territory? Could it spark long held tensions between China and Taiwan? Or will it blow over as order is restored in the region?
Anti-Japanese sentiment in China is at a peak as the Senkaku Islands (or Diaoyu Islands to the Chinese) have become Nationalised Japanese territory, after the government officially bought 3 of the islands from private Japanese owners.
http://news.yahoo.com/more-anti-japan-protests-china-over-islands-034425792.html
Historically, The US owned the Islands from 1945 until 1972, where it reverted to Japan under the Okinawa Reversion Treaty. Following a 1969 survey by the ECAFE that suggested oil and gas reserves may be found in the vicinity of the islands, the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (ROC- or Taiwan) began to lay claims to the territory. Chinese newspapers and television have erupted in fury over Japan's purchase, which is seen by both the PRC and ROC as Chinese sovereign territory.
The riots have spread to over eighty five cities across China, with Japanese products boycotted, Racist banners hanging from walls, Japanese cars smashed and tipped over on sight, and Japanese shops firebombed and burned down.
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2012/09/front-page-fury-over-diaoyu-purchase/
China has sent two patrol ships to the islands to "assert the country's sovreignity." US Defence Secretary Leon Panatta has urged both sides to tone it down, as "when these countries engage in provocations of one kind or another over these various islands it raises the possibility that a misjudgment on one side or the other could result in violence and could result in conflict"
EDIT: If you want to know what the translations are for the pictures... try actually clicking on the links! It works wonders!
On the anniversary of the Mukden Incident, Chinese riots reach fever pitch- extending now to one hundred and eighty cities across China.
Economic effects take hold as Japanese businesses begin suspending operations across China: watch?v=AmJpjW1iQu0
Japan responds to China's '1000 boats' show of force by installing a new US ballistic missile base on the Japanese mainland. The US stands by its defence treaty with Japan.
In the Chinese Capital, a visiting Hilary Clinton is warned by the Chinese to keep the US out of territorial disputes off the Chinese coast. China states it is prepared to use force if necessary to protect its claims from Japan.
Tensions expected to remain for several years.
[HEADING=2]UPDATE- New developments:[/HEADING]
China has appealed directly through the UN to Japan to recognise Chinese ownership of the islands, now saying that China was 'tricked' into giving up the islands to Japan in 1895. Looks like China's going all out in it's pursuit of the islands now.
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/world/japan-stole-our-islands-china-tells-un/story-e6frfkui-1226483374770