Strains on China-Japan marriage of convenience could trigger a big row

When it comes to "love-hate" relationships, Japan's with China must be unique. Even as a limping Japanese economy embraces China as its biggest export market , Japan is reportedly indulging in China-containing "war games" with the US in the Taiwan Strait and around islands in the East China Sea. How long can this extraordinary situation persist before some incident forces one or other of the "odd couple" to question or even renounce their love-hate relationship? The China-Japan relationship is more a marriage of convenience than affection, and some fear that strains on the relationship could trigger a big row. It…