Cementing China-Japan relations is of vital importance to the two countries but territory issues remain the largest obstacle for its development.
China's historical literatures show that Diaoyu Dao was first discovered, named and exploited by China, says a white paper issued by the Chinese government on Tuesday.
The State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China on Tuesday published a white paper on Diaoyu Dao, an inherent territory of China.
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Tokyo was awarded the 2020 summer Games on Saturday, beating Istanbul in a head-to-head vote after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivered a plea to the IOC.
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Beijing on Thursday denounced remarks of US Senator John McCain as "irresponsible" after he said China's Diaoyu Islands are "Japanese territory". US says stance unchanged on Diaoyu Islands Special
Does China's youth still have confidence in China-Japan relations? We would like to invite five talented young people to share their comments on this contentious issue.
Beijing rejected a protest from Tokyo on Thursday over Chinese ships patrolling near the Diaoyu Islands, as four Chinese vessels made their longest stay in the area. Islands dispute hammers attitudes Special
Ordinary people in China and Japan are pessimistic about future economic cooperation between the two countries as bilateral relations worsen, a recent survey has found.
The impasse between Beijing and Tokyo has badly hurt the attitude of both peoples toward their neighbor, with nine out of 10 saying they dislike the other nation.
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A first-person online shooting game co-developed by the People's Liberation Army, which allows players to virtually defend China's Diaoyu Islands, became available as a beta test download on Thursday.
Beijing on Thursday dismissed Japan's complaints of a Chinese military aircraft flying through international airspace near Japan's southern islands, saying it was not the first time a Chinese aircraft had conducted legal training in the western Pacific.