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In Shark-Infested Waters, Resolve of Two Giants Is Tested

 The voyage to these remote islands at the center of one of Asia’s most heated territorial disputes is a bone-jarring seven-hour boat ride from one of Japan’s southernmost ports, a long enough journey that the fishermen who brave the often stormy seas regularly sail in pairs for safety. The trip from the mainland of China, which also lays claim to the islands, is even longer.

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Topics: 
Military, Politics
Keywords: 
Diplomacy