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Originally Posted by PedOncoDoc
Right now there is a lot of tension between Japan and China over a small group of islands to which both countries lay claims. A quick google search will give you a list of stories, including a few incidents revolving around this dispute.
There may be others, but this particular issue has been escalating over the past few months. |
Nationalism and heavy defense spending in light of political[1] and potential economic turbulence(increasing population, growing economic gap[2]) are rarely a good combination, I see a scapegoat in the making. Time will tell.
My .02
[1] http://www.brookings.edu/research/ar...nsition-cpc-li
[2] http://www.businessweek.com/magazine...4013648109.htm
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