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Japan (CNN) - They are called Senkaku by Japan, and Diaoyu by China, and these East China Sea islands are the topic of an increasingly bitter dispute between the two countries. Both Japan and China claim the uninhabited islands, which lie between Taiwan and Okinawa and are rich in natural resources. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda told CNN’s Paula Hancocks a deal is almost done to buy them from the Japanese family who owns them, and to nationalize them. The deal is reportedly worth $26 million.
“The purpose of acquiring these islands is to maintain them in a peaceful and stable manner," Noda said. "So we would like to explain this stance to the Chinese side. Of course the Chinese side might have their own assertions, but we have a mutually beneficial relationship based on common strategic interests and we need to deepen those relations." China’s foreign ministry on Wednesday called any unilateral moves by Japan “illegal and invalid”. Hong Kong activists added fuel to the fire with an unauthorised visit recently, followed by Japanese politicians who also landed on the island without permission to make a political point. Head north to the sea between Japan and South Korea and another cluster of rocky islands is souring diplomatic relations. Tokyo calls them Takeshima, Seoul calls them Dokdo. A decades long dispute brought into recent focus by President Lee Myung-bak when he became the first South Korean president to ever visit the islands. Photographed standing next to a Korean flag, the claim of ownership could not have been clearer. Mr Lee also said that Japan’s emperor must apologise for the country’s past colonisation of Korea if he ever wants to visit. Mr Noda said that offended the Japanese people and it is Mr Lee who must apologise. South Korea’s president declined CNN’s requests for interview, but both countries insist their claims of sovereignty go back for centuries. These disputes are not just about land but what is around the land. The waters are rich fishing grounds and there is a potential for untapped gas reserves, which means these disputes go far beyond any national pride. |
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For christ's sake, they're all just barren, isolated strips of land floating on the seas. Why care in the first place? It makes me angry because countries are preparing to go to war in order to defend those useless isles.
This has been going on for years though (check your bible) "War over land"
its about Chinese territory, not only some useless isles.
Diaoyu island is belong to China,it belong to Yilan Taiwan of China
China knows they are wrong but they need a nationalist drama to keep people supressed.
By the way, these Chinese commenters need to get the **** out, this isn't Xinhua and we don't care what you think. We are here to discuss how to sabotage your piece of crap country. Not whether you are right and we are wrong. So get out of the conversation.
Chinese people say these islands are theirs, but they rarely provide evidence–they just say "historically so." But the Chinese government considered that these islands belong to Ryukyu or Okinawa several decades ago, didn't it? Why did it change its mind?
Chinese rarely provide evidence? That is funny, you don't know the history doesn't mean there is not evidence.
I am sorry, I cannot understand you, and it is not funny at all.
钓鱼岛是中国的，老美别插手，否则后果自负。Diao yu islands is belong to China ,Americans do not intervene,or Peril
中国将灭亡日本，
Those who said Chinese should be out of this conversation should think about your country clearly. If we talk about your country on XinHua, can any of you get there to defend? We are here because we care about our country, do you? No, you don't care about your country, just care about how to calumniate other country. If we don't have evidence, can you provide as you calumniate first?
The story is A took B's car; A gave the car to C; Then, C sold it back to A. At last, A owned the car.
打倒日本帝国主义！
Please, our fellowchinese, cursing and yelling do not solve any problems but only force people to think the truth is holding in the opponent's side
Putin is right: if you are not ready for a war, don't pick up a weapon!
شاهد بالفيديو عروسة البحر مش خيال بجد
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how ignorant you are as you say diaoyu is useless...
even the us gov takes it as part of their first island chain to block chinese from entering the pacific ocean, so the us gov actually has been helping jp commit such shameless crime in many ways since 1960.
chinese gov has never stated that diaoyu island belongs to Ryukyu. and Ryukyu was an independent state in history (also not belonging to jp). Ryukyu and diaoyu are two different islets placed on different continental shelves. as early in the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), diaoyu island had been included into chinese territory.
CHINA IS A VIRUS IN ASIA IN ASEAN REMOVE TO YOUR GROUP THIS CHINESE
exactly as what jimmy had described, J robbed a car and sold it to K(urihara) and then purchased the car back from K, and finally owned the car.
what a ridiculous farce!
The land is not barren, people. It has natural resource such as OIL!!!!!!!!!!!!
老美若插手,只會沾染一堆屎,我是台灣人,釣魚台是台灣的附屬島,也是全中國人的土地,美國若插手,只會加速中國與台灣的統一,到時後,你們的西太平洋島鏈防衛圈將內縮至關島,因為台灣人民會與中國站在同一陣線,共同保護釣魚台,共同打倒日本帝國主義,枉費311大地震時,台灣捐那麼多的錢幫助日本災民,如今卻得到這樣的回報....告訴你們,告訴全世界,我們(全世界華人)真的真的很生氣.....日本真的太低估台灣與中國合作的保釣計劃.....無論是經濟制裁或是軍事行動,告訴你們,我們都會認真看待接下來的發展...日本最好不要玩火自焚!!!
@ dark matter
@ Drinking Coca cola.
Your ignorance and prejudice of the world around you, especially at China/ Chinese people will have retributions. Karma will find you and we'll see who's left standing. =P
台湾兄弟姐妹们，一起打倒小日本，没商量！美国人敢插手，全世界华人团结起来，叫他们永远不敢欺负我们！中国人民站起来了，谁也不能小看！
我是中国人！我们全世界五分之一的人口难道还要被他们欺负？来一个，收拾一个，来两个，干掉一双！
For those don't know the history, you should hold your voice. It is not you to decide which country this island belongs to. This is about sovereignties. And Americans don't have a word in it.
JP occupied this island from china from beginning of 20th to the end of 2rd world war. it was under trusteeship of US gov until 1970's, US gov gave the island to Jan without agreement of china because US and China were enemy to each other. ‘Potsdam Declaration’ in 2rd world war states all lands occupied by Axis are invalid and must be returned. If you google map this island, you will find it is far away from Jan and too closed to Taiwan and Chinese mainland. If Jan takes the island plus the 12 admiralty mile towards China, there will be offshore of china. How do you think if this happened in American? I don't believe Americans agree another country to do that on themselves.
If two countries have war, the final winner will be American, they will sell many many weapons to JP and earn lot of money. American will create many job opportunities, manufacturing will move from china back to US, US Dollars will be more valuable, US gov can print more USD as well.
If anyone constantly pee at your house gate, for good is to cut its stuff out
Being a Chinee, I would, at first, support peaceful resolution if JP choose not to claim it as their territory. Though if JP does not take their claim back, there is no other way but fight for our own benefit with the Chinese around the world. I would say there is no need to get US involved in this discussion.
America, brands itself as a fair gov, play a most inglorious part in this events.
So many people discuss this issue without basic knowlege of the fact. The history is something you can't ignore, but JP tried and is trying to ignore it.
中国人民站起来了，谁也不能小看！
Keep the peace, forget the history, especially the bad. Under heaven we are all one family. By doing these things, China will become the world leader that deserves the respect and admiration of the world.
打倒日本帝国主义
American monkey likes war. Look, all the wars after world war II were caused by US's greed.
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