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China and its Neighbors: Exasperating Territorial Disputes

The Sino-Japanese territorial conflicts mainly concern legal title to the Diaoyu or Senkaku Islands and the maritime delimitation of the East China Sea. After the discovery of rich oil resources in the area and the entry into force of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the disputes between China and Japan have become increasingly contentious, to the point that the two sides have started flexing their military muscles. In addition, the South China Sea has become another military flashpoint with renewed tensions between China and the Philippines that has reached an alarming level. At such a critical time, is it possible for China to make compromises with its neighbors as it has done for the past sixty years? Or, will the situation continue to deteriorate to the point of militarization?