The uninhabited Islands have long been a source of contention between Asia's two largest economies. Both sides covered the rich natural resources under the surrounding waters, and now nationalists in both countries seem to be pushing for outright confrontation. The Islands have been administered by Japan in the modern era. But the status quo has been upset by a bid by the Tokyo metropolitan government and nationalist governor Shintaro Ishihara to purchase them from their private owners. Japan's ambassador to Beijing who has now been recalled for consultations said that plan would spark an extremely grave crisis between Japan and China.
这些无人居住的岛屿一直是亚洲两大经济体争执的来源,两国在周围水域都拥有丰富的自然资源,现在,两国的民族主义者看来开始直接对抗。这些岛屿在当代是由日本管理的,但由于东京都政府和民族主义州长石原慎太郎开价要从私有业主那里购得这些岛屿,由此引发不安局面。日本驻北京大使现已被召回磋商,他说该计划会在日本和中国之间激起极其严重的危机。
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