China vs. Japan

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China hat vor kurzem eine ehemalige, abgerüstete Fregatte, die nun bei seiner neuen Küstenwache Dienst tut, in das Seegebiet um die Senkaku-Inseln entsandt. Was hatte es mit diesem Zug auf sich?
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Deciphering China’s Armed Intrusion Near the Senkaku Islands

How to interpret the late-December appearance of an “armed” China Coast Guard ship near the Senkaku (a.k.a. Diaoyu) Islands?

The two tiny turrets fore and aft are not the story. Other Chinese vessels have sailed these waters with deck guns. Japanese ships operating here are, of course, armed. And in any case, the use – or threat – of force is inimical to the chief aim of China’s Senkaku Island patrols: i.e., to “demonstrate” Chinese sovereignty without risking military conflict. Acts of aggression, when they do occur in these waters, usually involve threatening others with collision, in which case the ship itself is the instrument of coercion.