Tuesday, October 15, 2013

China and Japan hold ‘secret’ talks over disputed islands (Senkaku/Diaoyu issue) - media.

A senior Chinese official has secretly visited Japan for talks with local authorities over the issue of the disputed Senkaku Islands (Diaoyu ), reported the Japanese news agency " Jiji " on Tuesday, citing an unnamed source in the Chinese government.


According to the agency, the meeting was held in early October and involved high ranking officials of the Japanese and the Chinese Foreign Ministries. Japan's Foreign Ministry declined to comment on the possibility of such negotiations, but instead quoted that "Japan and China have been holding various exchanges at different levels."


Senkaku Islands ( Diaoyu ) are the subject of territorial disputes between China and Japan. Sino -Japanese relations deteriorated after the Japanese government in September, last yea, bought three islands of the archipelago from a private Japanese owner.
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  1. Japan will stand up to China, says PM Shinzo Abe...

    Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says other countries want Japan to adopt a more assertive leadership role in Asia to counter the growing power of China.

    Mr Abe told the Wall Street Journal there were "concerns that China was trying to change the status quo by force, rather than by the rule of law".

    Relations between China and Japan have been strained over recent years.

    China said on Saturday that if Japan shot down Chinese drones, this would be considered "an act of war" by Beijing.

    The statement was referring to reports that Mr Abe had approved defence plans that envisaged using air force planes to shoot down unmanned Chinese aircraft in Japanese airspace.

    Another contentious issue between the two countries is the dispute over a group of islands.

    The islands, in the East China Sea, are controlled by Tokyo, but claimed by Beijing.

    But analysts say the nations' rivalry reflects the power shift created by China's meteoric economic and diplomatic rise while Japan has been mired in a two-decade economic slump.

    China has warned against Japanese nationalism in a region where Japan's colonial expansionism is still bitterly remembered.
    'Act of war'

    In the interview, Mr Abe said he had realised that "Japan is expected to exert leadership not just on the economic front, but also in the field of security in the Asia-Pacific".

    He promised policies to counter Japan's waning influence.

    Other countries wanted Japan to stand up to China, Mr Abe said without naming any.

    "There are concerns that China is attempting to change the status quo by force, rather than by rule of law. But if China opts to take that path, then it won't be able to emerge peacefully," Mr Abe says.

    "So it shouldn't take that path, and many nations expect Japan to strongly express that view. And they hope that as a result, China will take responsible action in the international community."

    The interview comes days after Mr Abe was reported to approved defence plans to intercept and shoot down foreign unmanned aircraft that ignore warnings to leave Japanese airspace.

    On Saturday, China's defence ministry responded saying: "If Japan does resort to enforcement measures like shooting down aircraft, that is a serious provocation to us, an act of war.

    "We will undertake decisive action to strike back, with every consequence borne by the side that caused the trouble," spokesman Geng Yansheng said on the ministry's website.
    26/10/13

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