Chinese ships sailed into Tokyo-controlled waters on Tuesday as Beijing celebrated its National Day and as Japan and the United States prepare for talks on their defence pact.
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- Oct 3, 2013
- Updated: 7:47am
Diaoyu Islands
The Diaoyu Islands are a group of uninhabited islands located roughly due east of mainland China, northeast of Taiwan, west of Okinawa Island, and north of the southwestern end of the Ryukyu Islands. They are currently controlled by Japan, which calls them Senkaku Islands. Both China and Taiwan claim sovereignty over the islands.
28 Sep 2013
Chinese government vessels were still intruding into Japanese territorial waters around contested islands, but the door to dialogue with Beijing was always open, Japan's prime minister said...
3:58AM
24 Sep 2013
Japan's defence ministry is pushing ahead with plans to purchase the controversial MV-22 Osprey aircraft, widely seen as the best way of rapidly transporting troops to potential hot spots.
5:08AM
21 Sep 2013
China is ready to discuss territorial claims in the East China Sea with Japan once Tokyo declares the islands are disputed, according to Beijing's senior diplomat.
3:58AM
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14 Sep 2013
The United States has called on China and Japan to exercise restraint and act responsibly to avoid having the escalating tensions over their territorial dispute affect global economic growth.
3:29AM
14 Sep 2013
Four Chinese ships entered waters around islands at the centre of a bitter dispute with Japan on Saturday with no sign of a compromise seen between Asia’s two largest powers.
12:08PM
A Philippine minister said they were concrete blocks and a "prelude to construction", but photos taken recently at the disputed Scarborough Shoal show only natural rocks and coral jutting above...
4:55AM
The PLA told the United States this week not to support Japan, nor let it do as it pleased, over the disputed Diaoyus in the East China Sea, the defence ministry said yesterday.
4:52AM
Wednesday marked the first anniversary of the Japanese government's purchase of several of the islands from their private owners - a sale China says was invalid. Both countries have since...
5:53AM
China and Japan entered into a fresh round of bitter exchanges over their territorial row in the East China Sea yesterday - one day ahead of the anniversary of Japan's purchase of the disputed...
10:00AM
China said it would not tolerate provocation on Tuesday after Japan’s top government spokesman said the country might station government workers on disputed islands in the East China Sea to defend...
5:05PM
Japan scrambled fighter jets yesterday after an unidentified drone flew near Japanese-controlled islands at the centre of a dispute with China, Japan's Defence Ministry said.
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