The uninhabited, Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands, known in China as the Diaoyu Islands, are nestled between Japan, mainland China, and Taiwan, acting as a flashpoint in a decades-long territorial dispute relating to potential oil reserves, shipping lanes, and fishing. The US Army is now exploring its options for rotating soldiers and weapons onto these islands, including new intermediate-range missiles that could breach China's coast, in a bid to deter the Chinese military.
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