Chinese expats in Greece staged on Thursday a demonstration in front of the Japanese embassy in Athens, protesting the "purchase" of the Diaoyu Islands by the Japanese government.
Protests against Japanese government's move to "purchase" and "nationalize" the Diaoyu Islands continued outside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Thursday.
China will conduct routine patrols near the Diaoyu Islands to assert the country's sovereignty and protect fishermen.
The Japanese govt may have paid $26.15 million for "purchase" of the Diaoyu Islands, but the "deal" may cost the country much more in terms of damaged economic ties with China. 
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Taiwan's leader Ma Ying-jeou Thursday said Taiwan will make no compromises regarding the sovereignty of the Diaoyu Islands.
China on Thursday urged Japan to stop violating its sovereignty and return to the track of resolving dispute over the Diaoyu Island through negotiations.
The Japanese government's move to "purchase" the Diaoyu Islands will inevitably have a negative impact on the Sino-Japan economic and trade ties, China's vice minister of commerce Jiang Zengwei said Thursday.
The All-China Youth Federation and the All-China Students Federation issued statements on Wednesday, expressing strong indignation toward and opposition against Japan's so-called "purchase" of the Diaoyu Islands.
As China and Japan continue their feud over the territorial rights to the Diaoyu Islands, a senior official from the United States urged both parties on Tuesday to solve the problem peacefully.
Chinese people across the Taiwan Strait have expressed strong indignation and opposition against Japan's so-called "purchase" of the Diaoyu Islands, a mainland official said Wednesday.
Timeline of islands dispute
Angered by Japan's so-called "purchase" of some of the Diaoyu Islands, a Chinese territory, people in China of various walks of life have expressed support for the Chinese government in introducing countermeasures.
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