Japan: Risk of incident from 'coercive' acts by China

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Source: Agence France-Presse

China's "coercive" behaviour in waters around islands at the centre of a bitter dispute with Japan is dangerous and could trigger an incident, Tokyo said in a new defence paper Tuesday.

At a cabinet meeting, hawkish Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his ministers adopted the white paper, the first annual report on Japan's defence capabilities and regional security since the islands dispute flared anew last year.

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Japanese fighters were scrambled more than 300 times against Chinese planes flying near Japan's airspace for the year to March, a new record, the paper said.

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Ties with Washington had been strained under Japan's previous centre-left government, which pushed for the relocation of US bases in Okinawa. But under the conservative Abe, Japan has adopted a more nationalistic tone, to Beijing's concern.

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Read more: http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Japan_Risk_of_incident_from_coercive_acts_by_China_999.html

[davidpdx]

1. The Japanese and Chinese can't play nice

All it takes is one person shooting accidentally and it will get nasty.