Japan/China tensions highlight Importance of Resou Though the 'real' motives and strategy for the China backed protests around the world may still be in question, the claimed reason holds just as much legitimacy and should give pause to any thinking person.
What prompts a country to incite its citizens to violence in concert with threatening rhetoric from government agencies followed immediately by intimidation measures? An area of ocean with mineral deposits.
https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/17/us-china-japan-idUSBRE88F00H20120917
"Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said the government would protect Japanese firms and citizens and called for protesters to obey the law.
"The gravely destructive consequences of Japan's illegal purchase of the Diaoyu Islands are steadily emerging, and the responsibility for this should be born by Japan," he told a daily news briefing. The islands, called the Senkaku by Japan and Diaoyu by China.
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In response, China sent six surveillance ships to the area, which contains potentially large gas reserves. On Monday, a flotilla of around 1,000 Chinese fishing boats was sailing for the islands."
So we have China rattling its sabre. We have the country's government flaunting its disorderly protests internationally. Have you ever seen Chinese protests covered in the news before? They happen a lot, but are kept quiet. Their stated reason for the show is to regain legal control of some islands with potential resource deposits.
Should give everyone stop to think about the coming importance of resource deposits. I think there's an obvious association with this type of stock. The kinds of assets held by Pinetree's investments are the assets that compel countries to war, or threaten war. I don't know if a price can be put on such things but they are obviously valued beyond their what their pricetag indicates.