Ex-security officials to try easing tensions
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="semi">semi</span>-<span word="official">official</span> <span word="visit">visit</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defuse">defuse</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Diaoyu">Diaoyu</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="L">L</span>. <span word="Armitage">Armitage</span>, <span word="started">started</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Yoshihiko">Yoshihiko</span> <span word="Noda">Noda</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Jiji">Jiji</span> <span word="Press">Press</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Analysts">Analysts</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="ease">ease</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="arisen">arisen</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="dialogues">dialogues</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="do">do</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="do">do</span>".</p><p><span word="US">US</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Hillary">Hillary</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="endorsed">endorsed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Armitage">Armitage</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="quasi">quasi</span>-<span word="official">official</span> <span word="status">status</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="possibilities">possibilities</span>.</p><p><span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Kyodo">Kyodo</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="seeks">seeks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="confrontation">confrontation</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>' <span word="relations">relations</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Diaoyu">Diaoyu</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>-<span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="treaty">treaty</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="contention">contention</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="drawn">drawn</span> <span word="objections">objections</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="stance">stance</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Diaoyu">Diaoyu</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> "<span word="pivot">pivot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>" <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="aim">aim</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="greater">greater</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Shen">Shen</span> <span word="Dingli">Dingli</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Studies">Studies</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Fudan">Fudan</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>.</p>
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