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Japan Times
| 8 months ago
Around 40 percent of ceremonial events in Japan to mark the 40th anniversary of the normalization of ties with China have been canceled or postponed due to Senkaku Islands flareup, a survey by Kyodo News showed Saturday. Of the roughly 250 events and...
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Disinfo.com
| 8 months ago
Gonzales (CC) There is a danger of China and Japan having a military conflict, said Yan Xuetong, one of China's most influential foreign policy strategists, and a noted hawk...Both sides want to solve the situation peacefully, but neither side can...
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China News
| 8 months ago
Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi accused Japan of "stealing" Chinas Diaoyu Islands , strongly urging Japan to stop violating Chinas territorial sovereignty. Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi addresses the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly at...
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Channel NewsAsia
| 8 months ago
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday insisted that Asian nations have "a responsibility" to lower tensions in their region, including surrounding the Korean peninsula. Clinton opened three-way talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Kim...
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China News
| 8 months ago
China's UN ambassador Li Baodong late Thursday refuted Japanese representative's claim that the Diaoyu Islands belong to Japan. "The Diaoyu Island the its affiliated islands have been an integral part of China's territory since ancient times," Li...
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Japan Times
| 8 months ago
China accused Japan of stealing the Senkaku Islands and "grossly" violating Chinese sovereignty during a verbal war that erupted at a U.N. session among senior officials from both countries. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Thursday that by...
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China News
| 8 months ago
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman on Friday responded to media reports of threatening mail sent to the Chinese embassy in Tokyo by saying that China requires Japan to protect the safety of Chinese embassies and personnel within its territory. Hong...
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China News
| 8 months ago
While asserting China's firm position on upholding its territorial sovereignty, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said on Thursday that Beijing will continue to promote peace, development and cooperation. Yang made the remarks as he took the floor at the...
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Inquirer.net
| 8 months ago
Murakami, one of the world's foremost novelists, waded into the territorial row between China and Japan on Friday, warning of the peril of politicians offering the cheap liquor of nationalism. His intervention came as Beijing launched a blistering...
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China News
| 8 months ago
China's assistant foreign minister on Friday urged Japan to seriously self-reflect to ensure bilateral ties get back on track, warning that continuous erroneous practices by Japan will see the relationship between it and China sink like the Titanic.
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China News
| 8 months ago
The world is undergoing major and profound changes," and "countries have never been so interconnected and interdependent as they are today," Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said here Thursday. The Chinese foreign minister made the statement as...
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Channel NewsAsia
| 8 months ago
A dozen Chinese crew members were rescued by Japan's coastguard when their Panama-registered boat caught fire in a Japanese bay, an official said on Friday. Television footage showed thick smoke pouring from the Hao Han, a 1,999-tonne cargo vessel in...
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Inquirer.net
| 8 months ago
US urges cooler heads' to preserve Asia's stability 1:15 pm Friday, September 28th, 2012 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton . United States on Thursday called for cooler heads to prevail amid regional tensions over disputed island chains, saying...
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The Economic Times
| 8 months ago
China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi sparked angry exchanges with Japanese diplomats at the United Nations on Thursday by accusing Japan of stealing disputed islands. Chinese and Japanese envoys staged a series of attacks after Yang heightened...
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Charlotte Observer Online
| 8 months ago
China and Japan traded angry accusations in a late-night spat over a small group of islands in the East China Sea that both claim. It started when Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi accused Japan of "grossly violating" Chinese sovereignty by its...
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Arizona Daily Sun
| 8 months ago
The Associated Press The Associated Press 47 minutes ago China accuses Japan of "grossly violating" Chinese sovereignty by its purchase of some islands in a dispute that has sparked violent anti-Japan protests in China. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang...
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China News
| 8 months ago
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Thursday called for a new round of talks on the Iranian nuclear issue as soon as possible, urging all parties to be dedicated to achieving progress. Yang made the remarks when foreign ministers of the five...
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SF Gate
| 8 months ago
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged China's top diplomat on Thursday to peacefully resolve increasingly tense maritime disputes with Japan and its smaller neighbors in Southeast Asia. A senior U.S. official said Clinton had pressed...
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China News
| 8 months ago
Beijing on Thursday dismissed reports that China is building a second aircraft carrier and emphasized its newly commissioned first carrier's defensive nature amid speculation that China will use its increasing maritime strength to resolve territorial...
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SF Gate
| 8 months ago
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is meeting China's top diplomat amid tense disputes between Beijing and Asian neighbors...The dispute is over control of the resource-rich South China Sea. China is also locked in a maritime spat with Japan...
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China News
| 8 months ago
Defense Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun on Thursday confirmed that Chinese naval ships have carried out patrolling and military training in waters off the Diaoyu Islands recently. Yang's confirmation was made in response to a media request following...
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China News
| 8 months ago
Jia made the remarks during a meeting with Japanese people from various circles in Beijing. The delegates, led by former Japanese Speaker of the House of Representatives and President of the Association for the Promotion of International Trade Yohei...
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Zee News
| 8 months ago
China on Thursday warned the Philippines against taking any military action against its drones deployed to monitor the disputed islands in the resource-rich South China Sea. Reacting to remarks by a spokesman of the Philippine Department of National...
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China News
| 8 months ago
Defense Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun said Thursday that China is opposed against all moves that will escalate tensions in the region. Yang made the remarks at a monthly news briefing in response to a question on a joint drill conducted by Japan's...
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The Economic Times
| 8 months ago
China, which commissioned its first aircraft carrier this week, has no immediate plans to build a second one, the defence ministry said today. Chinese Defence Spokesman, Yang Yujun dismissed foreign media reports saying that China is building a...
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China News
| 8 months ago
A Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman said on Thursday that the country's use of drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles, over Huangyan Island, the Nansha Islands and their adjacent waters is "justified and legal," and warned that China opposes any...
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Channel NewsAsia
| 8 months ago
China criticised Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's "obstinate persistence" on Thursday after he insisted there could be no compromise with Beijing on the ownership of disputed islands. "China is extremely dissatisfied with and sternly opposes...
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Pak Tribune
| 8 months ago
President Asif Zardari on Wednesday reiterated Pakistan's commitment to take its historical and time-tested friendship with China to 'new heights' and to continue working hand-in-hand with China for the peace and stability of the region and the...
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China News
| 8 months ago
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, on the sidelines of the 67th session of the UN General Assembly...He called on the five countries to catch chances to push their cooperation to a new level...The foreign ministers also exchanged their...
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Taiwan News
| 8 months ago
China and wants to keep talking calmly, the disputed islands are an inherent part of our territory in light of history and also under international law, Noda told reporters in New York. Tensions over the islands, known as Diaoyu in Chinese and...
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Arab News
| 8 months ago
China claimed islands at the core of a row with Japan as its sacred territory in talks between the two countries' foreign ministers, Chinese state media said yesterday, as neither side showed any sign of backing down in a long-festering feud.
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Arizona Daily Sun
| 8 months ago
The Associated Press The Associated Press 1 hour ago Associated Press Japan's prime minister said Wednesday his nation is not willing to compromise in its territorial dispute with China over remote islands that have spawned violent anti-Japan...
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China News
| 8 months ago
Beijing, observers said Japans constant international lobbying to deny the existence of the territorial dispute shows it has little confidence in diplomacy or the ability to persuade others of its stance. Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi agreed to a...
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Japan Times
| 8 months ago
Japan and Russia agreed Tuesday to hold vice ministerial-level talks in Tokyo in mid-October and promote consultations to advance negotiations on their long-standing territorial dispute. The two countries are arranging to devise a text on the dispute...
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United Press International
| 8 months ago
The foreign ministers of Japan and China met in New York as each side stuck to its claim to a group of East China Sea Islands amid worsening tensions. Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba, who met with his Chinese counterpart Yang...
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GMA News
| 8 months ago
China accused Japan of violating its sovereignty as a territorial row simmered on Wednesday with Japanese carmakers cutting their Chinese output, saying the tense climate was hitting sales. A spike in long-simmering tensions over disputed islands...
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China News
| 8 months ago
The mainland and Taiwan share the responsibility of safeguarding fishermen's rights in the Diaoyu Islands , the mainland's spokeswoman on Taiwan affairs said on Wednesday. "The waters of Diaoyu Islands is a traditional fishing ground for Chinese...
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Guardian Unlimited
| 8 months ago
Beijing and agencies Japan's foreign minister, Koichiro Gemba, talks to reporters after meeting his Chinese counterpart, Yang Jiechi. Photograph: AP China and Japan have held a "tense" hour-long meeting over a group of contested islands, the Japanese...
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Al Jazeera English
| 8 months ago
38 Japanese coast guard ships earlier sprayed Taiwanese fishing boats that approached the disputed islands [Reuters] China has claimed that islands at the centre of a territorial row with Japan are are "sacred territory" in talks between the two...
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Japan Times
| 8 months ago
Japan and China remained at odds Tuesday over the Senkaku Islands, agreeing only to keep the channels of communication open. Speaking to journalists after talks with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun in Beijing, Vice Foreign Minister Chikao...
