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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