CTC: East China Sea in focus as Japan speaks up on islands dispute & new look at ‘Clash of Civilisations’

Defence minister of Japan, the other Indo-Pacific Quad member after Australia has spoken out defiantly on islands dispute with Beijing. Shekhar Gupta explains why rhetoric between China and Japan is ratcheting up over a small set of Islands. Also a bit on S. Jaishankar and Gen Rawat Minister sparking a debate about Islamic world & 'Clash of Civilisations'. Episode 837 of CutTheClutter. Brought to you by  @Kia India  ----more----Read Euan Graham's article here: https://www.iiss.org/people/asia-pacific/euan-graham----more----CNN interview Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi watch here: https://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2021/09/16/japan-defense-minister-interview-essig-pkg-intl-vpx.cnn