Chinese Military Think Tank Predicts Military Clashes With Japan

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Chinese Think Tank Warns Of Military Clashes With Japan -- Business Standard/Press Trust Of India

A Chinese think tank has warned that China may get involved in a military conflict with Japan over the disputed Diaoyu Islands, as "big powers" have intensified their efforts for geopolitical and military dominance in the strategic Asia-Pacific region.

An annual report released Tuesday by the Centre for National Defence Policy (CNDP), a part of the Academy of Military Sciences of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), has stated that big powers have intensified their efforts for regional dominance and United States has accelerated its eastward shift of its strategic focus.

"Amidst the strategic competition among big powers, the fierce oceanic competition and frequent regional conflicts, the complexity, sensitivity and uncertainty of China's security environment loom large," official Xinhua news agency quoted the report as saying.

The report came amid the latest flare-up in China's row with Japan over the disputed Diaoyu Islands in East China Sea.

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Update: Chinese think tank warns of military clashes with Japan -- National Turk

My Comment: This is a very ominous prediction from a top Chinese military think tank with close ties to the Chinese military and government. In short .... they are predicting a future war with Japan over territorial claims.

Are Chinese Subs Violating Japanese Territorial Waters?

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus visits a Chinese Yuan-class submarine during an official visit Nov. 29, 2012. Sam Shavers/U.S. Navy, Flickr

Suspected Chinese Subs Raise Concerns In Japan -- Stars and Stripes

SASEBO NAVAL BASE, Japan —Foreign submarines have been spotted unusually close to Japanese turf three times this month, raising concerns that China is escalating a territorial dispute and flexing its sea might.

The subs were spotted just outside Japan’s territorial waters off the coast of Okinawa and the southern Japanese prefecture of Kagoshima. Japanese officials have either declined to comment on the vessels’ nationality or said it is not yet known; Japanese media are reporting they are Chinese.

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My Comment: The Japanese have made it very clear on what will be their response if this continues.