China defies Mao's support for Japan in Russia islands row
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China Up Close looks at how China has been involved in a territorial dispute between Japan and Russia. Four small islands off Japan's Hokkaido were occupied by Soviet Union troops in the closing days of World War II and have been placed under Russia's effective control.
China has not explicitly withdrawn its support for Japan's position in the territorial dispute but it now has a tool it can use to pressure Japan on the Taiwan issue. |



