China Jockeying for Position in the Sea of Japan
China’s announcement that it is leasing a North Korean port on the Sea
of Japan is adding fuel to the fire of regional territorial disputes.
China claims the move is for purely economic reasons. However, China
routinely asserts its political and diplomatic policies via
passive-aggressive economic means, and this development has real
implications not just for Japan, but for South Korea and Russia as well.
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