The People's Daily has said the Diaoyu Islands issue concerns China's territorial sovereignty and China will not compromise even with "half steps".
Reception on ties anniversary adjusted to due timeIslands 'purchase' hurts major sectors
Taiwan ship enters Diaoyu Islands waters
China asked Japan to immediately stop all acts that harm China's territorial sovereignty after some Japanese landed on the Diaoyu Islands. Islands 'purchase' hurts major sectors Taiwan ship enters Diaoyu Islands waters
A civilian ship from Taiwan on Friday entered the waters around the Diaoyu Islands and left after being threatened by Japanese ships, Taiwanese media reported on Saturday.
The State Oceanic Administration (SOA) and the Ministry of Civil Affairs on Friday jointly released a list of standardized names for the geographic entities on the Diaoyu Island and some of its affiliated islets.
Japan's "purchase" of China's Diaoyu Islands is having an economic impact on the two Asian economic powers across a range of key industry sectors, particularly travel and tourism.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said next week's 40th anniversary of normalization of China-Japan diplomatic ties have been ruined by Japan's erroneous action of illegally buying the Diaoyu Islands.
China's National Tourism Administration said Friday that it has canceled a plan to attend an international travel fair held in Japan.
The Japanese government's bid to "nationalize" the Diaoyu Islands had broken its consensus with China
China on Thursday urged Japan to return to the path of dialogue and negotiation to solve territorial issues as Tokyo planned to send a special envoy to China.
China published a pamphlet on Thursday stating that Diaoyu Island and its affiliated islets in the East China Sea are China's inherent territory.
A collection of video material about the Nanjing Massacre is progressing and is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
Japan's "purchase" of the Diaoyu Islands will definitely affect trade and Japanese investment in China, the Ministry of Commerce said on Wednesday.