including over Taiwan and the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands which are claimed by Tokyo, Beijing and Taipei. The US bases do make Okinawa a target for China, according to Paul O'Shea, senior lecturer at ...

It could be interpreted either as a simple exercise or as a rehearsal for a contingency centered on either the Senkaku Islands or Taiwan. The distance between the Senkaku Islands and Naha Air Base ...

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Emboldened by a law allowing wider weapons use, the Chinese Coast Guard has repeatedly and more brazenly tested Japan’s resolve to avoid escalating tensions around the Senkaku Islands in the ...

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