War Between Japan, China Over Isles Called Unlikely -- Washington Times
A senior adviser to the Taiwanese government on Wednesday downplayed the likelihood that a war will erupt in the festering dispute between Taiwan, China and Japan over a chain of tiny islands in the East China Sea.
“Nobody’s going to war over this few rocks, over these tracts of barren land,” said Stephen S.F. Chen, a former top Taiwanese diplomat in Washington, to editors and reporters at The Washington Times.
China and Taiwan agree that the islands are Chinese, though they differ on exactly what that means, said Mr. Chen, who is a senior adviser to Taiwan’s Beijing-friendly President Ma Ying-jeou.
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My Comment: The Chinese will not invade and occupy these islands .... it would raise tensions throughout the region, as well as immediately involving the U.S. and other allies. The economic loses to China will also be severe, especially if sanctions are implemented. My prediction .... the Chinese are going to wage an economic and political battle against Japan .... as well as using Japan as a rallying point within China itself.