US urges calm in China, Japan dispute

Friday, 02 November, 2012, 8:44am

Associated Press in Washington

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The US is urging China and US ally Japan to “step back from the brink” in their territorial dispute and co-operate in the interests of the global economy.

China has stepped up patrols near disputed East China Sea islands controlled by Japan, prompting a maritime confrontation this week but no use of force.

Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said on Thursday that with the European slowdown and the US just recovering, Northeast Asia serves as the cockpit of the global economy. He said: “It’s incredibly important that both countries appreciate what they have built and step back from the brink.”

Campbell described as “unhelpful” a retired Chinese diplomat’s reported comments this week that US policy in Asia was heightening China-Japan tensions. He said he did not believe that reflected Beijing’s views.

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ryszard.ewiak.5 Nov 2nd 2012
3:44pm

Where are we going? An ancient vision says: "And [the king of the north] will go back (to) his land with great wealth [1945]; and his heart (will be) against the holy covenant [state atheism]; and will act [this means activity in the international arena]; and turned back to his own land [1991-1993. The collapse of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact. Russian troops returned to their country]. At the appointed time [he] will return back." (Daniel 11:28, 29a) Yes, now Russia will return. It also means the economic and political earthquake; the disintegration not only of the euro area, but also of the European Union and NATO. Then many countries of the former Eastern bloc will return to the Russian sphere of influence. Russian troops will be stationed here again.
Russia, however, will not return everywhere. "And [the king of the north] will enter into the south [Georgia], but it will not be as the former [1921] or as the latter [2008], for the dwellers of coastlands of Kittim [the West] will come against him, and he will be dejected, and will go back." (Daniel 11:29b, 30a)
Moses writes: "But ships from the direction of Kittim [from the West], and troubling Asshur [Russia] and troubling Eber [remaining enemies, including Iran and China]." (Numbers 24:24a)
It will be a nuclear war. (Revelation 6:4) As Jesus foretold, it will be "the beginning of birth pains". (Mathew 24:7, 8)