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China, Japan and Korea can’t afford to fight about islands right now – opinion
August 20, 2012
From Frances Yoon
Territorial issues have taken centre stage for North Asia at a time when progress in economic and political cooperation is needed to help the region weather the global slowdown.
Sparring on territorial issues is part of the job description for senior government officials in North Asia. These flashes of sporadic anger come from China, Japan and South Korea over no more than a cluster of rocks on potentially promising...
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