China on Tuesday warned Japan against leading the Asia-Pacific down the path to confrontation, which would greatly damage all countries in the region.
Joint drills between Japan's Self-Defense Forces and US Marines are slated to be the center of attention in October, at least in the East Asia region.
China said on Monday the US, Australia and Japan should not use their alliance as an excuse to intervene in territorial disputes in the East China Sea and the South China Sea.
A fleet of four China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels patrolled territorial waters surrounding the Diaoyu Islands on Tuesday, according to a State Oceanic Administration (SOA) statement.
Chinese customs officials have intercepted 952 tons of imported radioactive scrap metal from Japan in the coastal city of Taizhou in east China's Zhejiang Province, local authorities said Sunday.
Two China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels patrolled territorial waters surrounding the Diaoyu Islands, on Thursday, according to a State Oceanic Administration statement.
China on Wednesday urged the United States to "strictly abide by" its commitment to neutrality on the Diaoyu Islands issue.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei on Tuesday urged Japan to learn from history and adhere to peaceful development path.
Beijing vowed "zero tolerance" for any escalation by Japan that infringes on China's territorial sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands in the E.China Sea.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday expressed "grave concern" over Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga's remarks on the Diaoyu Islands, stressing that China will not tolerate actions that violate its territorial sovereignty.
A Chinese fleet patrolled the waters surrounding the Diaoyu Islands on Tuesday, marking the country's 59th Diaoyu Islands patrol in the past year, the State Oceanic Administration said.
A year on from Japan's announcement of its plans to "nationalize" China's Diaoyu Islands, political and economic ties between the two countries have weakened, and they will remain weak if Japan continues its stance.