Vessels from the China Maritime Surveillance and the Japan Coast Guard are seen near disputed islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, in the East China Sea

Tensions are escalating in the East China Sea

by Michael Auslin

The East China Sea may see the world's first war started by aerial drones. 

• Unless China and Japan quickly find some way to settle their territorial dispute, they are moving toward a military clash. 

• And with Barack Obamawounded abroad and at home by everything from NSA spying toObamaCare implementation, America is playing no role in this dangerous affair. 

• The result is an Asia more prone to conflict than at any time in recent memory.

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