Chinahaspubliclysupported a resolutiontothetradetension, butatthesametime, ChinesecompaniesarepositioningthemselvesasreplacementsfortheirJapanesecounterparts.
AnalystssayChinacanbenefiteconomicallyifSouthKoreaandJapanresolvetheirdifferences, butitcouldpotentiallybenefitgeopoliticallyiftheirrelationshipworsens, weakening U.S. influenceintheregion.