OPINION

Crisis prevention imperative to Beijing and Tokyo

News, Shen Dingli, Published on 21/09/2016

» The dispute over the Diaoyu Islands (known by the Japanese as the Senkaku Islands) in the East China Sea has remained a thorny issue between China and Japan. Of course, there are other longstanding tensions between Beijing and Tokyo. A visit by Japanese officials to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine is one such example sparking controversy, as the shrine is seen by China as a symbol of Japan's militarist role and aggression during World War II.