territorial dispute
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The markets did not see Greenland as a territorial dispute.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026
Japan has its own territorial dispute with China over a cluster of uninhabited islands called the Senkakus.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025
In 2010, a maritime territorial dispute with Tokyo prompted Beijing to suspend shipments of the minerals to Japan -- the first major incident highlighting geopolitical ramifications of China's control over the sector.
From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025
Mr. Marcos is adding a new intensity to his muscular foreign policy at a critical moment in his country’s territorial dispute with Beijing.
From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2024
In 1876 a territorial dispute between Argentina and Paraguay was referred to the President of the United States.
From The United States Since the Civil War by Lingley, Charles Ramsdell
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