Asia-Pacific summit opens amid territorial disputes

Politics Sep. 08, 2012 - 03:30PM JST ( 9 )

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FarmboySep. 08, 2012 - 03:48PM JST

President Putin looks unhappy. Probably that's one of those low, squishy armchairs that is uncomfortable for people with long legs, so he is sitting on the arm instead.
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FullM3taLSep. 08, 2012 - 06:33PM JST

Speaking at a business forum Saturday in Vladivostok, Chinese President Hu Jintao called for all countries to ensure the tensions did not escalate into more serious conflicts.

“To maintain peace and stability as well as the sound momentum of economic growth in the Asia-Pacific, it is in the interests of all countries in the region, it is our shared responsibility,” Hu said.
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FullM3taLSep. 08, 2012 - 06:35PM JST

Means he wants every other country to back off and let China claim all that it desires unconditionally and without any resistance, and if they dare oppose, China will escalate things.
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cracaphatSep. 08, 2012 - 08:22PM JST

Get Russia,Japan,China and S.Korea on the sidelines and settle their B.S. squabbles. There is nothing constructive or productive in bitchy, unnecessary territorial gripes.
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presto345Sep. 08, 2012 - 08:31PM JST

Russia is the main diplomatic and military supporter of President Bashar al-Assad, who has led a clampdown that activists say has killed more than 26,000 people.

This issue is not what the APEC meeting is about, but it plays in the background and since it is mentioned here I'd like to state that Russia needs to be held accountable for having blood on their hands.
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oberstSep. 08, 2012 - 09:27PM JST

give Russian and Chinese what they want in regards to the disputed rock claims in exchange for them to support UN's Syria effort. Since the disputed rocks will be in limbo in the forseeable future and can only cost problem for all nations concerned, why not settle the issue for Syrian lives. Japan can then claim moral highground as the ONLY peaceful nation that cares about civilian lives.............
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Jan Claudius WeirauchSep. 08, 2012 - 10:34PM JST

Why not sell or what ever you wanna call it all the disputed rocks to the countrys in question, get some hard cash and Japan get's rid of all the depths in once.
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ikkoikkiSep. 09, 2012 - 12:52AM JST

Presto345 This issue is not what the APEC meeting is about, but it plays in the background and since it is mentioned here I'd like to state that Russia needs to be held accountable for having blood on their hands.

Are there many of the major players at APEC who don't have blood on their hands?
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yoyogiparkSep. 09, 2012 - 09:12AM JST

so many territorial disputes with each other .. governments r all rotten anyways so why not become one country and ppl who think they own a land complain to one new government?