Senkaku Islands

Japan wasn’t blameless in the recent spat. But Beijing must understand that great powers sometimes need to show restraint.

Failure to manage the row over a detained ship captain could mean both countries lose out over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands.

China and its media up the ante over the fishing vessel captain detained by Japan.

The detention of Zhan Qixiong after a run-in near the Senkaku Islands has outraged Beijing.

Zhan Qixiong’s erratic behavior in the East China Sea has large-scale implications.