|
|
|
 
 
 
 
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
| ||||
| ||||
| ||||
| ||||
| ||||
|
|
|
A flash war between China and Japan involving Natural Gas can start a third world war
Relations between China and Japan are deteriorating every day. Japan has extended its support for Taiwan and that has also angered China greatly. But the biggest reason for animosity in the short term is energy sharing between Japan and China. Both the countries need fossil-energy heavily due to the large nature of their economy and expanding industrial base.
The Japanese government Aug. 10 lodged a protest against China based on information that the Chinese are preparing infrastructure to exploit natural gas in an area of the East China Sea claimed by both countries. Japanese Trade Minister Shoichi Nakagawa said Japan believes China has a natural gas pipeline "and is ready to put it to practical use."
According to think tanks, China and Japan can fight a flash war in that region involving sharing of natural gas. The war can spread very quickly with America supporting Japan and Russia supporting China. China can at that stage attack Taiwan complicating the matter further.
India will most likely stay neutral.
WORLD ARTICLES
|
|
| Click here to get ad specs and place your ad or Click here to contact the advertisement department |
Send Letters to the Editor
|
Add RSS headlines