All eyes are on North Korea at the moment, thanks to its ongoing weapons tests.
But Richard McGregor urges us to look elsewhere for the real story in Asia: the lingering and growing distrust and dislike between Japan and China.
McGregor is a journalist who has covered Asia extensively, and he writes about the rising tensions in the region in Asia's Reckoning: China, Japan, and the Fate of U.S. Power in the Pacific Century.
Ancient enmities and modern missteps, including in Washington, are examined in the book. The author visits with some of the major points.
