Two days after Japan was struck by last month’s devastating earthquake and tsunami, Beijing sent a rescue team of 15 people to help its stricken neighbour, writes David Pilling. It was the first time Tokyo had accepted such a mission from China.
The fact that the dispatch of even such a modest-sized crew was considered unusual highlights the deep historical animosities – often manifested in territorial clashes – that plague large parts of east and central Asia.
This year has brought a spate of military exchanges of fire across the Thai-Cambodian border, which worsened on Tuesday.
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