Japan Preparing to Defend Senkaku Islands Against Hostile Chinese Incursions

As China’s military power continues to dramatically expand, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) have been increasingly bullying and threatening a host of its neighbors. In addition to India and Taiwan, China has created territorial disputes with four of the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations: Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Brunei. But now it has also been increasing its conflicts with Japan over the Senkaku Islands in the past months. After announcing a new policy to allow its paramilitary Coast Guard to fire on foreign ships in what it calls its territorial waters, China has ramped up its patrols around the Senkakus in the East China Sea.-- More...