“ The manuscript by Xu and Ben-Avraham is a very important contribution to the understanding of the tectonics of the NW Pacific Ocean. The authors have succinctly summarized the key geometrical, kinematic, age relations within the marginal basins of the NW Pacific Ocean. ...
New scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, rather because its opponents eventually die, a new generation grows up that is familiar with it ------ MaxPlanck ___________________ ...