Japan, China, and the Tide of Nationalism - Council on Foreign Relations
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Author: Sheila A. Smith, Senior Fellow for Japan Studies
Tensions between Japan and China over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands have escalated to a new, troubling level. On September 11, Japan’s cabinet secretary announced the government had purchased the islands from a Japanese citizen. Since then, China has sent nearly twenty marine surveillance ships to patrol through the islands, prompting a full alert by Japan’s Coast Guard. In addition, two Japanese activists landed on the Senkaku Islands on September 18.
Anti-Japan demonstrations spread across China, reaching more than 100 cities, with Japanese businesses targeted for looting and damages. China’s Internet was alive with condemnation of Japan on September 18, the anniversary of the Japanese military’s invasion of China in 1931.