SUBSCRIBE for Latest on WORLD WAR 3 / CHINA & JAPAN TENSIONS / WAR GAMES / NEW WORLD ORDER http://www.youtube.com/AgendaNWO WARNING of Possible WW3 in 2014 as CHINA & JAPAN Tensions in South China Sea Grow China-Japan Conflict Could Lead to World War III, Warns Former UN Ambassador Former Chinese Ambassador to the United Nations Sha Zukang has warned that the dispute between Japan and China over the Senkaku Islands could lead to World War III. Image: Sha Zukang (YouTube). Citing a Chinese-language piece written by Zukang for the the pro-regime Global Times, a report in the China Times says that Zukang warned of the futility of going to war over "those two tiny rocks," a reference to the disputed islands which have become the center of a geopolitical tug of war between China and Japan, with the United States and South Korea also becoming embroiled. "If China started a war with Japan, it would be much larger than both the Sino-Japanese War and World War II, said Sha. The United States and Japan should cooperate with China to maintain regional peace," states the report. Zukang's rhetoric sounds somewhat alarmist but it is not that different in tone from sober analysts such as Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, who warned that the escalating crisis represents a "watershed moment for the world" and means "Asia is on the cusp of a full-blown arms race." Zukang was appointed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon last year as the under-secretary-general for the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs. He also served as Chinese ambassador to the United Nations Office at Geneva. Zukang is known as an outspoken figure who previously said the United States should "shut up" over its complaints about Beijing's military build-up. He sounded a more conciliatory note on the current crisis, calling for "politicians and people from both countries to sit down and talk." Tensions have been running high after Beijing imposed an "air defense zone" over the disputed Senkaku Islands and hinted that it may shoot down any foreign aircraft entering the area. The U.S., Japan and South Korea quickly rendered this threat toothless by performing several overflights of the area without notifying Chinese authorities. Yesterday, South Korea's Defense Ministry announced that it would impose its own "air identification zone" in the region, an area which overlaps those of Japan and China, an expansion that will go into effect on December 15. Japanese media outlets have been feverishly dreaming up scenarios of war with China as soon as next year in response to Beijing's imposition of an air defense zone over the disputed Senkaku Islands. "south china sea" 2014 china exercise "aircraft carrier" watch "near miss" warship japan operation armory army "u.s. army" future sea "air defense" "east china sea" surveillance" jet airplane zone tension oil explore vietnam territory weather "rising tension" concern washington europe trade world earth humanity "south korea" korea trading 2013 "new year" chinese japanese "united states" usa america ww3 "world war 3" war elite power control tech technology news media agenda "agenda nwo" alex jones infowars gerald celente trends in the news david icke lindsey williams farrakhan we are change anonymous asia russia moon base glenn beck the blaze superpower As the Japan Times notes, "Five out of nine weekly magazines that went on sale last Monday and Tuesday contained scenarios that raised the possibility of a shooting war." The Sunday Mainichi ran an article entitled Sino-Japanese war to break out in January, which speculated that a worsening Chinese economy and a real estate crash may provoke Beijing to stage an incident "accidentally on purpose," which could take the form of a civilian airliner being forced to land and the passengers held hostage. Shukan Gendai, a weekly magazine sold by the largest publishing house in Japan, even speculated that Chinese President Xi Jinping could order the shoot down of a Japanese civilian airliner, prompting a response from the United States that could lead to a fighter jet battle. According to Saburo Takai, writing for Flash, China is intent on reclaiming the Senkaku Islands, by force if necessary, but still fears a military confrontation with the United States, a concern emphasized by Beijing's failure to respond to America's provocative B-52 bomber incursion of the "air defense zone" last month. As we have also highlighted, Beijing's cheerleading for its military advances has become noticeably more bellicose in recent weeks, with state media outlets bragging of how China plans to turn the moon into a "Death Star" from which missiles could be launched towards any target on Earth. In October, Chinese state-run media also released a map showing the locations of major U.S. cities and how they would be impacted by a nuclear attack launched from the PLA's strategic submarine force.

• published: 24 Dec 2013
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