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China and Japan: Relations on the rocks | The Economist - 0 views

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      jason adkison on 30 Aug 12
       
      Nice, creative, title
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      jason adkison on 31 Aug 12
       
      thesis: The new Chinese leadership might be heading for a bumpy start due to tension with Japan as Chinese protest the contested islands of East China Sea, the media ignites the flame and, most importantly, the army fuels the fire.
  • Japan over ownership of the Senkaku islands (or Diaoyu islands, as the Chinese call them) in the East China Sea. This has escalated recently, with tit-for-tat landings on the uninhabited rocks by activists from both sides, as well as a close approach by a group
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  • high-tech industries, for two months.
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      jason adkison on 30 Aug 12
       
      More background for the reader.
  • The rapid growth over the past couple of years of social media, especially Twitter-like microblogs, complicates the government’s efforts.
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      jason adkison on 30 Aug 12
       
      not only Japan-China relations, but the role of media could mount an unexpected reaction by the Chinese. Including economic sanctions.
  • over 50,000 respondents said no.
  • A poll on Sina Weibo, the most popular microblog service, asked whether there should be a boycott. More than half of
  • Tong Zeng, a veteran campaigner in Beijing on Japan-related causes, says the authorities fret too much. Most demonstrators are middle-class people, he says, who prefer to protest at weekends or on public holidays and eschew violence (he receives frequent calls from the police telling him to stay away altogether).
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      jason adkison on 30 Aug 12
       
      More tangible evidence that gives the COUNTER-ARGUMENT that the protestors are mild mannered middle class Chinese that the government should not fret.
    • jason adkison
      jason adkison on 31 Aug 12
       
      Thesis: The new Chinese leadership might be heading for a bumpy start due to tension with Japan as Chinese protest the contested islands of East China Sea, the media ignites the flame and, most importantly, the army fuels the fire.
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Japan Keeps Its Cool | Foreign Affairs - 0 views

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      jason adkison on 25 Jan 13
       
      Goes boldly against the Economist
  • The Economist boldly asserted that Abe's "scarily right-wing" cabinet is full of "radical nationalists," which "bodes ill for the region." According to this narrative, Tokyo will look to further contain China and North Korea and take a tougher diplomatic stance with South Korea and Russia.
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