Huntsman Cites Risk of China-Japan Clashes Over Territory

Jon Huntsman, a former U.S. ambassador to China, said he worries that a territorial dispute between China and Japan may escalate into an unintended confrontation.

“The tensions are real,” he said, citing the two nations’ maneuvering over islands in the East China Sea. Risks also are being raised by expanding activities such as surveillance flights in the region by other nations, including South Korea and Russia, he said.