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.

Wind of change

10 May 2013

The United States should urge Japan and China to “avoid any steps that might escalate tensions in and around the disputed islands”, says Sheila Smith of the US Council on Foreign Relations.

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Diaoyus dispute encapsulates the Hong Kong identity crisis

5 May 2013

The Asahi Shimbun features a seemingly discordant personality of a Hong Kong activist, portrayed as a fierce Chinese patriot in the face of Japan but also intensely critical of the Chinese...

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Chinese ships enter territorial waters, says Japan coastguard

5 May 2013

The maritime surveillance ships entered the 12-nautical-mile zone off the disputed Diaoyu Islands, also known as the Senkaku isles in Japan, at around 11am (0200 GMT), Japan’s coastguard said.

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China baulks at 'long live emperor' chant by Japan's Abe

2 May 2013

Tenno heika banzai, or “long live the emperor”, was commonly chanted by Japanese soldiers in the second world war, said CCTV, adding that it is “extremely unusual” for a top government official to...

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Taiwan, Japan begin talks on commission to regulate Diaoyus fishery

2 May 2013

Taiwan and Japan started a closed-door meeting in Tokyo yesterday to discuss the formation of a fishing commission to address issues in disputed waters in the East China Sea.

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China's new envoy warns US against meddling on Diaoyus

1 May 2013

In his first direct remarks on the territorial dispute since his appointment last month, Cui Tiankai also said China was alert to a "negative trend" of right-wing intentions in Japanese politics,...

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Opinion

The last straw for Terry Wong?

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Jake Van Der Kamp

iBonds are little help in easing inflation and a bad bet financially

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China military planes 'flew close to disputed isles'

Chinese military planes, mostly fighter jets, made more than 40 flights close to Tokyo-controlled islands at the centre of a territorial dispute on a single day this week, a press report said on...

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Beijing cancels finance talks with Tokyo, Seoul

Beijing has cancelled an annual financial meeting with Japanese and South Korean officials set for next week, amid strained relations over the Diaoyu Islands sovereignty dispute. The decision came...

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Chinese ships enter Japan's territorial waters despite Abe's warning

Three Chinese government ships entered Japanese territorial waters on Friday, the coastguard said, days after Japan’s premier vowed to expel any Chinese landing on a chain of disputed islands.

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DISPUTE

Bruce Lee's Green Hornet contract to be sold off to fund Diaoyu dispute

Diaoyu activists are auctioning off the supposed initial contract signed by kung fu hero Bruce Lee for the 1960s TV series The Green Hornet which propelled him to stardom.

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DIPLOMACY

We hope for early thaw in frosty ties, says Japan's envoy to China

Japan's ambassador to China yesterday said he hoped for an early thaw in frosty Sino-Japanese ties, which had been plagued by a territorial dispute in the East China Sea.

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DIPLOMACY: ANALYSIS

Why Japan is willing to test China

The 168 Japanese politicians who visited Yasukuni Shrine yesterday were likely emboldened by the surging popularity of the right-of-centre Liberal Democratic Party, and may have concluded that a...

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