China Vs Japan: Possibility of a Third Sino-Japanese War

         Recently, China and Japan have been fighting over the islands of Senkaku. Even though both sides didn't start it yet, many people believes that a Third Sino-Japanese War is coming up. Even if there is war, China is afraid that the Americans are going to help the Japanese due to the treaty that was signed after WW2. Although the islands were claimed by the Chinese, Taiwanese, and Japanese, the island was actually claimed by Japan first in 1895 before the Chinese began its claim on it in 1971. Many Chinese diplomats are afraid that by causing a war on Japan, it'll cause a serious rift with America. Though  Many of its officials believe that America has been weakened by the global financial crisis and debilitating wars. Hitoshi Tanaka of the Institute of International Strategy in Tokyo is currently working on solutions to prevent the disputes from going too far.

"I think that it is bad that they are going to war and that innocent people are going to die. However, I think that America shouldn't get involve since it might lead to WW3" -Sahil