Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed that Chinese maritime surveillance ships had entered the 12-nautical-mile zone around the Diaoyu Islands.
China, Japan hold secret talks over Diaoyu Islands
Chinese and Japanese diplomats met secretly over the weekend to discuss the Diaoyu Islands, Tokyo confirmed on Wednesday.Special
A senior Chinese diplomat urged Japan on Wednesday to take concrete actions to correct its mistakes and return to the track of negotiation with China for resolving the dispute over Diaoyu Islands.
Vice-Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday elaborated on China's solemn stance over the Diaoyu Islands row with Japan during a meeting with visiting former prominent politicians from the US.
The trip of 2,200 Chinese tourists to Japan has sparked an online controversy as many Internet users called for a tourism boycott of the island nation.
Special: Dispute over Diaoyu Islands
A U.S. delegation currently visiting Beijing is not entitled to mediate between China and Japan over the Diaoyu Islands dispute, a Foreign Ministry spokesman clarified on Monday.
A senior US diplomat arrived in Beijing Tuesday amid tensions with Japan over the Diaoyu Islands.
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More than a month after Japan started a bitter territorial row with China over the Diaoyu Islands, Japan has let out signals that it is willing to sit down and talk things through. Negotiation, after all, is the best way to solve disputes in a modern world.
Beijing and Tokyo are planning for vice-ministerial talks to break the Diaoyu Islands deadlock, but observers say spats will continue. China calls for Japanese progress in upcoming talks
China's fishery authorities said Saturday that five fishery patrol ships were in the waters off the Diaoyu Islands during the National Day holiday to continue their patrol and protection missions.
The Daily Telegraph Wednesday published an article written by the Chinese ambassador to Britain that states the "purchase" of the Diaoyu Islands by the Japanese government is invalid. Commentary: Japan govt must stop conniving at rightist provocations
Chinese marine surveillance ships will continue to patrol in the waters off the Diaoyu Islands, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said on Wednesday.