India, Japan Expected to Increase Maritime Activity Aimed at China
(WorldNews China)

India and Japan, anxious to keep Asia´s dominant power Beijing in check, may send patrols into the contested South China Sea or sell arms to rival states following a pair of high-level meetings this month, experts say. Both Asian countries could sell or donate more weapons to China´s rival maritime claimants, such as Vietnam, so they can build a defense against Beijing. Japan may also use coast guard or naval ships to patrol the sea to show it´s open despite China´s claim to some 90 percent of it. India will probably continue joint exploration with Vietnam for oil and gas under the 3.5 million-square-kilometer sea, analysts say. `Delhi and Tokyo have both been stepping up their...