Are the Senkaku Islands Worth War Between China, Japan and America?

Are the Senkaku Islands Worth War Between China, Japan and America?

More like World War III.

The Senkaku Islands are of little practical importance to China and Japan, and essentially of no importance to America. But as the locus of a dangerous game of geopolitical chicken, they could spark another Sino-Japanese war, which would be disastrous. And if that turned into a Sino-American conflict, the consequences would be incalculable. President Donald Trump should never forget these dangers as he confronts China’s growing ambition and power.

Doug Bandow is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and a former special assistant to President Ronald Reagan.

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