DISPUTED ISLANDS

• Dozens of Taiwanese boats sailed to disputed East China Sea islands in a brief protest, as top Japanese and Chinese diplomats met in Beijing to ease tensions.

• The islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, are controlled by Japan but claimed by China and Taiwan.

• Tension in the region has been high since Japan's purchase of the islands from their private Japanese owner.

• Taiwanese vessels, including coastguard ships, have now left the area. 

MAG: WHY ARE THEY FIGHTING FOR ISLANDS WHEN THEY HAVE SO MUCH MORE LAND THAN US?
CECELIA:THE ISLANDS HAVE DIFFERENT NAMES? WHY NOT JUST PARTITION IT?
AND WHY NOT GO TO THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE....LIKE SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA DID
THOMAS: IT'S NOT ABOUT THE SPACE; THIS IS A MATTER OF PRIDE/ONE-UPMANSHIP...TERRITORIAL IMPERATIVE KNOWS NO BOUNDS...