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Will Beijing Use Force Over Diaoyu Islands?

The Diplomat’s James Holmes writes that Beijing has found “a low-risk way to make a high-impact statement” by taking to the skies in its dispute with Japan over the Diaoyu Islands, though the advantages become more blurred when viewed from a tactical perspective: In operational terms, how does air power fit into China’s toolkit for the island dispute? Aerial patrols are far from t