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.

China's dream of rebirth

2 Mar 2013

In a speech at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Washington recently, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe informed the audience of officials, experts and journalists that Japan...

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Toyota says February China auto sales down 45.7pc

1 Mar 2013

Toyota Motor and its China joint ventures sold 36,300 cars in the country in February, down 45.7 per cent from a year earlier, the Japanese automaker said on Friday.

Diaoyus activist avoids prosecution

1 Mar 2013

The top prosecutor has decided not to take legal action against the boat owner who led a voyage to the disputed Diaoyu Islands in August. A summons against Lo Chau for leaving Hong Kong waters...

Japan scrambles fighters to meet China plane

28 Feb 2013

Japan scrambled fighter jets on Thursday to head off a Chinese government plane flying towards disputed islands in the East China Sea, the defence ministry said.

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Briefs, February 25, 2013

25 Feb 2013

Japan said three Chinese surveillance ships entered its territorial waters off disputed East China Sea islands. The three ships entered the 12-nautical-mile territorial zone off Uotsuri, part of...

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Japan coastguard says more China ships in disputed waters

Japan said three Chinese surveillance ships entered its territorial waters off disputed East China Sea islands on Sunday, hours after one of Beijing’s fisheries patrol boats sailed into the zone...

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Japan's PM Shinzo Abe fails to win Obama's support in Diaoyus row

While Abe kept up his hardline comments about Japan's territorial dispute with China, he avoided disagreement with Obama during their talks on Friday. The Japanese leader declared that both...

Netizens agree with Abe on China's patriotic education

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is obviously not the most popular person in China. But his recent criticism of China’s system of patriotic education has won him some support - amid angry...

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Japan coastguard says China ship in disputed waters

A Chinese government ship briefly entered territorial waters off Japanese-controlled but disputed islands in the East China Sea on Thursday, Japan’s coastguard said.

DISPUTE

Activist charged over Diaoyus voyage

The leader of an 11-day sea voyage to assert Chinese sovereignty over the Diaoyus in August was prosecuted yesterday for leaving city waters without permission. The Marine Department said in a...

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EAST CHINA SEA

Beijing visit by Japanese envoy gives chance to repair ties

A senior Japanese diplomat arrived in Beijing yesterday for talks aimed at mending strained ties, a day after a Chinese maritime surveillance vessel patrolled within one kilometre of disputed...