Five Japanese Weapons of War China Should Fear

While China's rising military might gets all the press, Japan's Self-Defense forces pack quite a punch. 

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Editor's Note: Please also see Kyle's recent articles including Five Chinese Weapons of War America Should Fear and The Five Most-Powerful Navies on the Planet.

Sino-Japanese relations have been deteriorating since 2010. What started as adust-up over a Chinese fisherman arrested for fishing in Japanese waters has escalated into a series of unpleasant incidents between the two countries, mostly in and around the uninhabited, and largely unappealing Senkaku Islands (Diaoyu Islands in China.)

For now, incidents have largely been restricted to demonstrations by the coast guards of both sides and military aircraft encounters. Yet with each year, relations between China and Japan have steadily deteriorated. Unchecked, someday what may seem like routine unpleasantness could spiral into military action. Listed below for your consideration are five Japanese weapons of war that Beijing should think carefully about if the unthinkable ever occurred

http://nationalinterest.org/feature/five-japanese-weapons-war-china-should-fear-10660