Post by peterd on Sept 28, 2012 5:38:18 GMT -8
China's strategy on the Diaoyu Islands, or Senkakus as Japan calls them, appears to reflect careful calculation of risk and reward by the Beijing leadership, rather than the spasm of counterproductive nationalism sometimes described in the Western press. As a matter of equity, China has a pretty strong claim on the Senkakus. As a matter of geopolitics, the People's Republic of China (PRC) is not holding as weak a hand as one might think.
This is something that the administration of US President Barack Obama, to its chagrin, knows well.
www.atimes.com/atimes/China/NI29Ad02.html
This is something that the administration of US President Barack Obama, to its chagrin, knows well.
www.atimes.com/atimes/China/NI29Ad02.html