{"id":40207,"date":"2018-11-07T07:16:26","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T12:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=40207"},"modified":"2018-11-07T07:16:26","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07T12:16:26","slug":"flashpoint-for-war-u-s-and-japan-plan-military-response-to-chinese-incursions-of-disputed-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=40207","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Flashpoint For War&#8221;: U.S. And Japan Plan Military Response To Chinese Incursions Of Disputed Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block-zerohedge-page-title\" class=\"block block-core block-page-title-block\">\n<h3 class=\"page-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2018-11-06\/us-and-japan-plan-military-joint-response-chinese-incursions-disputed-islands\"><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">&#8220;Flashpoint For War&#8221;: U.S. And Japan Plan Military Response To Chinese Incursions Of Disputed Islands<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-zerohedge-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<article class=\"node node--type-article node--view-mode-full\" role=\"article\" data-gtm-vis-recent-on-screen-2077925_22=\"1076\" data-gtm-vis-first-on-screen-2077925_22=\"1076\" data-gtm-vis-total-visible-time-2077925_22=\"100\" data-gtm-vis-has-fired-2077925_22=\"1\">\n<footer class=\"node__meta\">\n<div class=\"submission-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"node__content\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>Things are again rapidly heating up in the East China Sea amidst already heightened tensions in a region where Washington is increasingly asserting the right of navigation in international waters against broad Chinese claims and seeking to defend the territorial possessions of its allies.<\/p>\n<p>According to a bombshell new\u00a0<em>Reuters\u00a0<\/em>report the tiny and rocky Senkaku Islands which lie between northern Taiwan and the Japanese home islands are<strong> &#8220;rapidly turning into a flashpoint for war&#8221;<\/strong>. Alarmingly, Japanese government sources have been quoted as saying <strong>Tokyo and the United States are drawing up an operations plan for an allied military response to Chinese threats to the disputed Senkaku Islands<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caption caption-img\" role=\"group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/Japan%20Senkaku%20islands.jpg?itok=lYwptLAs\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/Japan%20Senkaku%20islands.jpg?itok=lYwptLAs\" data-link-option=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/Japan%20Senkaku%20islands.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/Japan%20Senkaku%20islands.jpg?itok=lYwptLAs 1x\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"301\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"464920ae-6b57-4d81-96b0-24b45568e3f1\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>The\u00a0Senkaku Islands, historically claimed by both Japan and China.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>From nearly the start of his entering the White House, President Trump has said he&#8217;s committed to upholding Article 5 of the US-Japan security treaty signed the post-war years of the mid-20th century: <strong><em>\u201cWe are committed to the security of Japan and all areas under its administrative control and to further strengthening our very crucial alliance,\u201d<\/em><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-trump-japan-idUSKBN15P17E\">Trump had promised<\/a> from the first official reception of\u00a0Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe back in February 2017, and since consistently maintained.<\/p>\n<p>Japanese government sources have told regional media that the joint plan of response with the United States <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/asia\/east-asia\/article\/2171579\/japan-and-us-plan-joint-armed-forces-response-chinese-threats\">involves<\/a> <strong>&#8220;how to respond in the event of an emergency on or around the uninhabited islands in the East China Sea&#8221;<\/strong> <em>\u2014\u00a0<\/em>which is set to be completed by next march, according to the statements.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Beijing claims the islands as part of its historical inheritance \u2014 as it does neighbouring Taiwan, despite failing to seize the protectorate during the Chinese Civil War.<\/p>\n<p>Taiwan, however, was a Japanese protectorate before World War II.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Flashpoint For War&#8221;: U.S. And Japan Plan Military Response To Chinese Incursions Of Disputed Islands Things are again rapidly heating up in the East 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