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Learn about the world's top hotspots with the Center for Preventive Action's (CPA) interactive Global Conflict Tracker.

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81,000 square miles of the East China sea in the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands.

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China and Japan are have tensions dealing with territory of the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands which have oil and gas reserves and are nearby fishing areas. Both nations have issued their military forces (radar and missiles). The increase of Chinese naval warships is causing worry in Japan.

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Chinese vessels have been increasingly entering the region of the East China Sea where Senkaku/Diaoyu islands are located, causing concerns for Japan. This leads to the military forces of both countries sending out more fighter jets in response. Since these islands are economically advantageous with oil and gas reserves, rich fishing areas, and convenient trade routes, neither of the countries want to lose it.

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There is the constant threat of these two countries going to war with the uses of missiles. China and Japan are also countries with nuclear weapons, which if used will negatively affect the whole world as a result. As a citizen of one of the countries, the fact that there is not much of an effort for peace is worrisome. The US is also involved because of the US-Japan Security Treaty, which will cause US citizens to be affected as well. The people who will be most affected are the private owners of some of the islands due to the military activity close to them. A good impact on society is that whichever country takes ownership of the islands will have an economical increase due to the raw materials and trade route.

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2012: Japan bought three of the "disputed" islands from their owners which began the tension.
2015: Chinese aircrafts crossed into Japanese borders 570 times.
2016: Japanese Self-Defense fighters scrambled 199 times in response to these manuevers.

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China and Japan.
The US as well because of the US-Japan Security Treaty, which would make them affected if anything happens between China and Japan's military forces.