Japan's tough posture masks its weakness

China's patrol ship "Haijian 50" patrols in waters near the Diaoyu Islands, March 16, 2012. The patrol by China Marine Surveillance, the country's maritime law enforcement authorities, was carried out by two patrol ships "Haijian 50" and "Haijian 66", which arrived in waters near the Diaoyu Island and its affiliated isles in the early morning of Friday. Authorized by the Chinese State Council, the

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野田さんが厳しい姿勢を見せたかったかどうかはさておき、中国は日本政府の空威張りとして相手にしていない様だ。領土問題では中国に対して日本は優位性を持たないとまで言い切っている。

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「Nor does it hold any moral advantage over territorial disputes with China. Without invasion, it would not even own Okinawa, let alone the Diaoyu Islands.」