The People's Daily, the flagship newspaper of the Communist Party of China, warned in a commentary Monday that Japan's provocations over China's Diaoyu Islands will cause self-destruction for itself through possible economic punishments.
Visiting US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said in Tokyo on Monday that the US won't take sides over Diaoyu Islands and wants a peaceful resolution between China and Japan.
A marine surveillance official said Sunday that China's patrol activities in waters around the Diaoyu Islands are successful.
China is strengthening its maritime surveillance capacities to deal with the complicated sea disputes and safeguard the country's maritime rights, a senior official said on Sunday.
Residents in China's major cities took to the streets on Sunday to protest Japan's latest move in its illegal claim to the Diaoyu Islands, which have belonged to China for centuries.
Patriotism and maturity come to the fore amid the dispute over the Diaoyu Islands.
The All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce issued a statement Sunday to condemn Japan's move to "purchase" part of the Diaoyu Islands.
Around five thousand demonstrators staged peace protest in Hong Kong Sunday afternoon to defend the Diaoyu Islands and commemorate the Sept 18th incident in 1931.
Overseas Chinese rallied in Houston and Chicago on Saturday to protest the Japanese government's "purchase" of China's Diaoyu Islands.
Newly-appointed Japanese Ambassador to China Shinichi Nishimiya died Sunday morning in Tokyo. Nishimiya falls unconscious on Tokyo street
Wisdom needed in the expression of patriotism
China's non-Communist parties on Saturday released a joint statement expressing strong indignation over, and condemnation of, Japan's so-called "purchase" of the Diaoyu Islands.
Demonstrations were held Saturday in more than 20 major cities across China as public anger grew against Tokyo's most recent provocations in its illegal claims on the Diaoyu Islands. Non-CPC parties condemn Japan's 'island purchase'