Tensions between China and Japan are rising over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s latest feedback on Taiwan, mixed with a long-standing dispute over a sequence of uninhabited islands. Andrew Chang breaks down why these tiny islands are so invaluable, how Taiwan elements in and the way this dispute has pushed two of Asia’s largest powers to a tipping level.
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