China’s dispute with Japan over a bunch of rocks in the East China Sea is a perplexing one.
The tiny islands at the centre of the furore are neighboured by Taiwan to the southwest, China to the north and Okinawa to the east. The biggest island by far is three kilometres long and barely a kilometre wide. It is often reported that the islands and their surrounding waters provide access to vast reserves of oil and gas, but without much substantiation.
All three neighbouring countries have claims on the islands, so we polled our readers last week to find out whose was the most...
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