Worth the Bones of a Single Chinese Sailor?

China and Japan both claim the same islands in the East China Sea. Japan has the advantage of administering them. But China is persistent.

Throwing elbows near Taiwan: 

China and Japan reported conflicting accounts on Tuesday of a ‌confrontation near the disputed Senkaku Islands ‌involving their coast guards and a Japanese fishing vessel. 

The ​waters around the islands, which China calls the Diaoyu Islands, are claimed by both Beijing and Tokyo. Both sides have faced off in ‌the waters over ⁠the years, deploying patrol boats and urging the other to leave the ⁠area. 

Which beats trading missiles. What will Japan do if the Chinese land heavily armed "police"?

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