The two neighbours have a long-running dispute over a group of uninhabited islets in the East China Sea known as the Diaoyus in China and the Senkakus in Japan. Photo: Kyodo
China, Japan agree to launch military hotline next year to ease tensions in disputed waters
- Chinese defence chief General Wei Fenghe says Beijing will ‘stand firm’ to protect sovereignty and interests at sea
- Japanese counterpart Nobuo Kishi says Beijing is trying to change the status quo in the East China Sea unilaterally
The two neighbours have a long-running dispute over a group of uninhabited islets in the East China Sea known as the Diaoyus in China and the Senkakus in Japan. Photo: Kyodo
