1. Japanese-Sino's Senkaku Island Dispute
In order to approach the Senkaku island dispute realistically, the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs must first comprehensively understand both China and Japan's historical claim to the five islands and three rocks. ... The Senkakus are 205 miles from China, 105 miles from Taiwan, and 105 miles from the closest island of Japan (McDevitt, 2014). ... It was this tension that led the ultranationalist Tokyo governor, Shintaro Ishihara, to launch a campaign to buy the three privately owned Senkaku islands in 2012 (Manyin, 2013). In efforts to block Ishihara's purchase, the Japa...
- Word Count: 2908
- Approx Pages: 12
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Undergraduate