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Asian territory disputes could trigger war: Panetta

AFP, Tokyo
China and other Asian countries could end up at war over territorial disputes if governments keep up their "provocative behaviour”, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said yesterday.
Speaking to reporters before arriving in Tokyo on a trip to Asia, Panetta appealed for restraint amid mounting
tensions over territorial rights in the East China Sea and the South China Sea.
"I am concerned that when these coun-
tries engage in provocations of one kind or another over these various islands, that it raises the possibility that a misjudgment on one side or the other could result in violence, and could result in conflict," Panetta said, when asked about a clash between Japan and China.
"And that conflict would then have the potential of expanding."
The Pentagon chief's trip coincides with
an escalating row between Asia's two largest economies over an archipelago in the East China Sea administered by Tokyo under the name Senkaku and claimed by China under the name Diaoyu.
Panetta said he and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton "both strongly urge that these countries -- rather than engaging in that provocative behaviour — engage in an effort to find ways to peacefully resolve these kindofissues".
Panetta is due to hold talks today with his Japanese counterpart where the dispute is expected to top the agenda before heading to China and then on to New Zealand.
He predicted economic rivalry would lead to more feuds in the future over potentially resource-rich areas in the Asia-Pacific region.
"We're going to face more of this. Countries are searching for resources," he said, adding: "There's got to
be a peaceful way to resolve these issues."
Territorial disputes in the South China Sea also have Washington worried, as China has refused to withdraw claims to virtually all of the strategic waterway and has been accused of bullying smaller states in the area.
The Philippines and Vietnam have alleged Beijing has used intimidation to push its claims in the South China Sea, through which around half of the world's
cargo passes.
The United States has backed an effort by the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to seek a code to govern access to the sea, which would establish rules and a formal dialogue to prevent incidents from escalating into fullblown conflict.
Panetta's trip is part of a bid by President Barack Obama to shift Washington's diplomatic and military focus to Asia, amid
concern over China's growing power and