Beijing on Friday denounced Tokyo's ploy of using the media to hype a plan to hold a leaders' meeting on the sidelines of an international summit. 
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US comments on Diaoyu Islands draw fire
China-Japan trade slumps 8.8 percent
Foreign trade between China and Japan slumped 8.8 percent year-on-year in the seven months from January through July, according to the Ministry of Commerce.
Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi on Friday urged the United States to correctly understand the Diaoyu Islands issue and be cautious with words and deeds.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has called on US lawmaker, John McCain to stop making irresponsible remarks about the Diaoyu Islands. The comment came in response to recent claims by the US Republican Senator that the Diaoyu Islands are Japanese territory.
US State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki said on Thursday that the US stance on the Diaoyu Islands is unchanged.
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
Beijing slammed US Senator John McCain's remarks on Wednesday, in which he said the Diaoyu Islands are "Japanese territory", as irresponsible.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on Tuesday unveiled its new solid-fuel rocket Epsilon before its launch with a scientific satellite next week.
The site of Japanese surrender in Jinan, Shandong province, opened on Aug 15, 2013. The Shandong Provincial Department of Culture and the cultural relics bureau of Shandong province held a ceremony for the opening.
Japanese delegates lay a wreath for Nanjing Massacre victims at the Memorial Hall of Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders, in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Aug 15, 2013.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe broke with two decades of tradition by omitting any expression of remorse for Japan's past aggression in Asia.
Japan's military mindset resurrected
PLA begins live-fire drill in East China Sea
Shrine is an open invitation to extremists
Poll reveals gloom over China-Japan ties
Japan exports to China lowest in 4 years
Japanese exports to China in the first half of this year decreased to the lowest level in four years amid strained ties between the top two economies in Asia as well as China's economic slowdown.
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