Scott Silverstone, Professor, US Military Academy at West Point
Oct 10, 2012
From a scholarly perspective, the rise of China and the resulting “power shift” that has accompanied this rise has provided a host of teachable moments. Nowhere is this more clearly seen than in the ongoing territorial disputes in the East China Sea.
Ted Galen Carpenter, Senior Fellow, Randolph Bourne Institute
Oct 06, 2012
The surge of tensions between China and Japan has gained considerable attention worldwide. However, many observers were caught off guard when Taiwan exercised their territorial claims by sending a flotilla of fishing boats to the disputed islands.
Wu Zhenglong, Senior Research Fellow, China Foundation for International Studies
Oct 06, 2012
Despite the US’ claims to impartiality in the territorial disputes in the South and East China Seas, it has made its preference very clear - entirely at the expense of China. US involvement in the region stands at the crossroads, with the current US course destined to only bring increased tension.
Qi Chu, Research Fellow, China Institute of Int'l Studies
Sep 29, 2012
China has made a strong claim for the sovereignty of Diaoyu Islands, whereas Japan says the islands belong to it. To whom do the islands belong? Let's evalu
John Henzel, Commentary Editor, WSOU 89.5
Sep 28, 2012
Escalating tensions in the maritime dispute between China and Japan force an unwanted dilemma on Washington, and exasperated objections to squabbling over a fe
Stephen Walt, Professor, Harvard University
Sep 26, 2012
A week after Japan’s purchase of disputed islands in the East China Sea from a private owner, Stephen Walt explored the nationalist tensions behind the purchase and how China could defuse the dispute by simply purchasing the islands as a matter of business.
Su Xiaohui, Deputy Director of Int'l & Strategic Studies, CIIS
Sep 17, 2012
US should clarify its policy intention over the Diaoyu Islands and it is unwise for Japan to continue to partially interpret the US policy and over-rely on the US support for occupying the territory which it has no rights to claim.
Joshua Keating, Associate Editor, Foreign Policy
Sep 15, 2012
The dispute over the Diaoyu Islands recently reignited following Japan’s decision to purchase the contested islands. This issue will only become more complicated given the history of US involvement in the fate of the Diaoyu Islands.
Liu Jiangyong, Vice Director, Tsinghua University
Sep 10, 2012
Recent actions by Japan and the United States risk enflaming an already tense situation surrounding the Diaoyu Islands. Given historical documentation and legal authority derived from international law, China’s claim to the Diaoyu Islands must be respected.
Peter Hays Gries, Professor, University of Oklahoma
Sep 05, 2012
Recent actions in the South China Sea and domestic politics within China, Japan, and the US have served to heighten nationalistic tensions between all three cou