Major Territory Disputes Around The World

The Senkaku Islands Have Led To Violence

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Currently, there is a major territorial dispute between China and Japan involving eight small uninhabited islands located in the East China Sea. As it turns out, it isn’t necessarily the lands that either country wants as it’s beneath the water. There is a rich pocket of oil and natural gas under the water and potentially in the surrounding areas that have pitted the two countries against each other.

This isn’t just a minor issue, either. There have been anti-Japanese protests in cities across China and even an attempt to take over Tokyo’s embassy in the Capital. Problems are likely to escalate if the issue isn’t resolved soon.