Could Asia really go to war over these?The bickering over islands is a serious threat to the region’s peace and prosperity THE countries of Asia do not exactly see the world in a grain of sand, but they have identified grave threats to the national interest in the tiny outcrops and shoals scattered off their coasts. The summer has seen a succession of maritime disputes involving China, Japan, Sout
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