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David Mahon in Beijing: passive power

A dispute over a cluster of uninhabited islets has brought some historical issues to the fore.

By David Mahon In Bulletin from Abroad

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12th December, 2013
The Government’s bland response to China’s establishment of an “air defence identification zone” that strengthens its claims to the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands reflects how important the disputants are to the New Zealand economy. New Zealand’s suggestion that China, South Korea, Japan and Japan’s ally, the US, resolve this issue through direct negotiation and the judgment of international courts is more than political rhetoric; it is a reasonable way to lift the problem from its tense regional context to a more objective forum. The declaration of the zone received mixed responses ...

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