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Originally Posted by LeoXiao
First off, great post. It really clears up the facts about who owns what.
Also, it seems that the Americans are getting weaker and weaker in the face of Chinese pressure. It has no official stance on the dispute yet its own treaties designate the islands as part of Japan. Talk about weakness.
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Weakness? what weakness? The US doesn't benefit from openly siding with the Japanese, so why would it? If anything, letting this situation continue to simmer will only boost US influence in the area, as it serves to leverage other smaller nations in the area to turn to the US for aid and protection. It's Geopolitics for Superpowers 101 - contain and divide.