Senkaku (Diaoyu/Diaoyutai) Islands dispute : U.S. treaty obligations [January 22, 2013] /
Since the mid-1990s, tensions have spiked periodically among Japan, China, and Taiwan over the disputed Senkaku (Diaoyu/ Diaoyutai) Islands in the East China Sea. These flare-ups run the risk, which most observers regard as remote, of involving the United States in an armed conflict in the region. J...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Washington, District of Columbia] :
Congressional Research Service,
[2013]
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| Series: | CRS report for Congress ;
R42761. U.S. Congressional documents. U.S. treaties and agreements library. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT CONNECT |
| Summary: | Since the mid-1990s, tensions have spiked periodically among Japan, China, and Taiwan over the disputed Senkaku (Diaoyu/ Diaoyutai) Islands in the East China Sea. These flare-ups run the risk, which most observers regard as remote, of involving the United States in an armed conflict in the region. Japan administers the eight small, uninhabited islands, which some geologists believe sit near significant oil and natural gas deposits. China and Taiwan both contest Japanese claims of sovereignty over the islands. Each time tensions over the islands have flared, questions have arisen concerning the U.S. legal relationship to the islands. This report will focus on that issue. |
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| Item Description: | Cassidy Cataloguing Services, Inc. "January 22, 2013." "Prepared for members and committees of Congress." |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (7 pages) : map. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
