Will China and Japan go to war over tiny islands?

Will China and Japan go to war over tiny islands?

January 30, 2013 8:40 AM

Eight small mounds of rock in the East China Sea are at the center of a dangerous Asian military standoff, but as Lucy Craft reports, the roots of the tension run much deeper, and there are security implications for the United States.

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