Observers of several renowned Chinese think tanks on Thursday backed the foreign ministry's note on the "fundamental changes" to the Diaoyu Islands situation.
Zhang said Japan asking China to choose between the Japanese government and the right-wing forces "purchasing" the islands was like giving a choice between two kinds of poison.
Japan's attitude toward its history and current situation cannot help it win its neighboring countries' trust, and it will not become a real power politically if it does not face up to its wrongdoing committed in the past and at present.
Widespread media reports that Tokyo has decided to shelve an island recapture military drill that was apparently intended against China.
Japanese opposition leader Shinzo Abe's visit of a controversial Tokyo war shrine was the latest of a flurry of Japan's provocative moves against China, and would further poison bilateral ties. China urges Japan to honor promise
Japan's attempt to seek support from other countries on the Diaoyu Islands spat with China is completely futile and its propaganda campaign is doomed to fail.
Indisputable historical records showed the Diaoyu Islands had been an inherent part of the Chinese territory since time immemorial, Kenyan daily The People said Sunday.
All those concerned about the simmering tension between China and Japan have recently experienced a brief moment of relief at the news that vice-foreign ministers of the two countries will sit together and talk.
Japan has continued to take unscrupulous steps to infringe upon China's territorial sovereignty and challenge the post-war international order.
The Japanese government's attempt to "nationalize" the Diaoyu Islands has the potential to derail global economic recovery. Talks target deadlock
The New York Times has published an article of Han-Yi Shaw, a scholar from China's Taiwan, titled "The Inconvenient Truth Behind the Diaoyu Islands."
A recent document produced by the United States government shows that the US has never recognized Japan's claim of "sovereignty" over the Diaoyu Islands.