By Tong Kim

May 24, 2015

"The ongoing face-off between the United States and China over territorial disputes in the South China Sea has emerged as a serious source of tension. If not abated or averted by a diplomatic solution, it could escalate to threaten the prospect of Sino-American cooperation to sustain the existing regional order until another balance of power evolves in the region to allow continuing economic growth in peace and stability.

The issue of the Senkaku Islands/Diaoyudao islands in the East China Sea seems to have submerged somewhat for now due to a recently upgraded U.S.-Japan defense guideline, which guarantees American military intervention to protect Japanese administration of the disputed islands."

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