Japan on Tuesday intensified the ongoing territorial dispute with China by setting up a new publicity office aimed at Diaoyu Islands-related propaganda issues.
Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua on Tuesday refuted Japan's protest over the patrol of Chinese marine surveillance vessels in waters off the Diaoyu Islands, according to the Chinese embassy in Japan.
Chinese marine surveillance ships continued regular patrols in the territorial waters surrounding the Diaoyu Islands on Monday.
China has urged Japan to make sincere efforts to mend bilateral ties, Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reiterated here Friday that Japan-China relations remain one of the most important bilateral relations of Japan and should be improved through an overall perspective.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe suggested Tuesday that a summit between Japan and China is necessary to mend bilateral relations scratched by territorial dispute, local media reported.
China has long maintained normal communication and exchanges with Japan's ruling and opposition parties, as well as its non-governmental organizations.
A total of 4,000 kilograms of fish from waters around the Diaoyu Islands arrived in Shanghai and were sold out that same day.
Japan announced on Friday that it will revise two defense programs, seeking to strengthen its military capabilities.
Tensions between China and Japan over the Diaoyu Islands dispute have escalated after the recent incidents involving the two countries' vessels and planes.
Top leader Xi Jinping called for the resolution of sensitive issues haunting China-Japan ties as a Japanese envoy handed him a letter from the PM.
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