Okinawa: A Pawn in the China-US-Japan Imperialist Game

by | May 9, 2013 | Videos | 0 comments

Japan’s ownership of an entire archipelago in the East China Sea may be up for review – not by Tokyo, but by Beijing. The Okinawa Islands chain is home to sprawling US military bases, and tens of thousands of American troops. The People’s Daily – considered a mouthpiece of China’s Communist party – all but laid claim to the archipelago in an article written by academics. Japan quickly hit back, denouncing the paper as a political tool and declaring its ownership of Okinawa beyond doubt. It’s the latest territorial dispute marring relations between the two Asian powers – both are also locked into contest over another island chain. READ MORE: http://on.rt.com/7rhvdn

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