China / Japan standoff on Senkakus – Chinese government think tank: Conflict ‘Inevitable’

A newspaper article cites a Chinese Government think-tank as saying China-Japan conflict over the disputed Senkaku Islands is inevitable:

The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) also said in its annual report that the two countries’ relationship will enter into a highly unstable period.

Chinese think tank: conflict inevitable between Japan, China over Senkakus

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