Yul Kwon:
The rising tensions between the two countries led game developers in China to imagine a scenario where China and Japan are actually at war. A company called ZQGame developed "Defend the Diaoyu" for the iPad. In the backstory to the game, Japan has seized the five tiny islands, and it's the player's mission to regain control of them for China. Michael Zhang is the president of ZQGame, and he joins us today via Skype. Thanks for coming on LinkAsia, Michael. So tell me, how does the game actually work?

Michael Zhang, ZQGame:
Basically, you can just go to app store and download it from app store to your iPad. And use your finger to play the game.

Yul Kwon:
What's been the response from consumers?

Michael Zhang, ZQGame:
The game has been very popular right after it got released. And we got so many gamers who love our game. And it became the top ten popular game right away. So gamers from China, Japan, the United States, Australia, Malaysia; there are more than eight territories gamers downloaded the game.

Yul Kwon:
Are you sympathetic to those who say that the caricatures of the Japanese are offensive and that the game should be censored?

Michael Zhang, ZQGame:
I think there are so many games on the market. You know, when you put in the game, you have to pick a side, or you have to create or find a character. Like Command and Conquer, you have to pick from the German side or from the American side. I don't think gamers will have an issue with that, and we don't have that either.

Yul Kwon:
Now, Apple has decided to stop selling your game. What did they say was the reason?

Michael Zhang, ZQGame:
They don't have the exact answer, especially from Apple America. You know, Apple China mentioned a little bit about there's political issues offensive to regions, but there's no official notice.

Yul Kwon:
Thanks, Michael. You can find out more about Michael on our experts page.