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More Disputes Over Diaoyu Island

By Zhang Yunbi and Wu Jiao
July 12, 2012
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China's "indisputable sovereigntyover the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea must berespected by JapanChina said on Wednesdayas fishery administration ships arrived inwaters near the islands for the first time since Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Nodaannounced a plan on Saturday to "nationalizethem.

The Japanese media have slammed the Noda cabinet for using the islands to divert publicfocus from domestic politics.

Noda should engage in damage control to avoid further harming ties with Chinaanalysts said.

Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met with his Japanese counterpart Koichiro Gemba in PhnomPenh on Wednesdaywhere he reaffirmed China's stance on the Diaoyu IslandsYang urgedTokyo to "get back to managing differences through dialogue and reconciliation''.

Tokyo was also asked to eliminate issues that continue to haunt diplomatic tiesThis yearmarks the 40th anniversary of bilateral ties since they were normalized in 1972.

Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara initiated a campaign in April to "buythe islandsThe movedrew protests from Beijing and stirred up tension.

The Tokyo prefectural government said it had already collected more than 1.3 billion yen($16.3 millionin donations.

Feng Zhaokuia Japanese studies researcher with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences,said Noda's recent remarks over the islands risked increasing tension.

"Japan needs a statesman to properly handle the country's overall interests and the biggerpictureyet some politicians have been acting out of the interests of themselves or theirparties," Feng said.

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