China envoy to Japan: East China Sea dispute should be resolved through diplomacy

The Chinese ambassador to Japan said he told Japan's foreign minister that the islands in the East China Sea, claimed by both countries, were an integral part of China's territory and that the two nations' dispute should be resolved through diplomacy and dialogue.

A China Coast Guard vessel (front) sails near a Japan Coast Guard vessel (back), south of Uotsuri island, one of a group of disputed islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, in the East China Sea, in this photo taken by Kyodo August 15, 2013. Mandatory Credit.

"I told him that the Diaoyu (islands) are an integral part of Chinese territory and that it is natural that Chinese ships conduct activity in the waters in question," Cheng Yonghua told reporters after meeting with Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida on August 9.

Tension between the two nations has risen as Japan confirmed an increasing number of Chinese government ships sailing near the disputed islets called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China over the last few days.

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China envoy to Japan: East China Sea dispute should be resolved through diplomacy

The Chinese ambassador to Japan said he told Japan's foreign minister that the islands in the East China Sea, claimed by both countries, were an integral part of China's territory and that the two nations' dispute should be resolved through diplomacy and dialogue.

China envoy to Japan: East China Sea dispute should be resolved through diplomacy

The Chinese ambassador to Japan said he told Japan's foreign minister that the islands in the East China Sea, claimed by both countries, were an integral part of China's territory and that the two nations' dispute should be resolved through diplomacy and dialogue.

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