HONG KONG – “Our generation is not wise enough to find common language on this question,” Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping said in 1978 about his country’s territorial dispute with Japan. “Our next generation will certainly be wiser. They will certainly find a solution acceptable to all.”
In the meantime, Deng proposed, the two sides should jointly develop the area’s rich economic resources.
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