China-japan Dispute

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  China, Japan Discuss Maritime Concerns As Beijing Simulates Attack On Taiwan

  Senior Japanese and Chinese government officials met on Monday to discuss maritime concerns in disputed waters in the East China Sea as Beijing conducted wargames around Taiwan.

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  US Defence Secretary Reaffirms Commitment To Japan Over Senkaku Islands

  New US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday, during his first phone call with his Japanese counterpart, reaffirmed America's commitment to defending the disputed East China Sea islets known as the Senkaku in Japan, Jiji news agency reported.

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  China Complains Japanese Air, Sea Surveillance Raises Safety Risks

  China's Defence Ministry complained today that Japanese surveillance activities threatened the safety of Chinese ships and aircraft, raising the issue after Japan said earlier this week that its jet fighter scrambles had hit levels unseen since the Cold War.

• Japan, China Officials Hold Informal Talks on Preventing Conflict

  Chinese defence officials are meeting a Japanese delegation in Beijing this week for informal talks on preventing simmering territorial disputes from erupting into armed conflict, the talks' host said on Monday.

• US affirms support for Japan in islands dispute with China

  The United States pledged support for ally Japan on Wednesday in a growing dispute with China over islands in the East China Sea.

• China creates air defence zone over Japan-controlled islands

  Beijing on Saturday announced it was setting up an "air defence identification zone" over an area that includes islands controlled by Japan but claimed by China, in a move that could inflame the bitter territorial row.

• China, Japan engage in new invective over disputed isles

  China and Japan engaged on Friday in a fresh round of invective over military movements near a disputed group of uninhabited islands, fuelling tensions that for months have bedevilled relations between the two major Asian powers.

• Three Chinese ships in disputed island waters: Japan

  Three Chinese government ships were sailing in waters around islands disputed with Japan on Wednesday, a day after the Japanese premier suggested a summit could help mend frayed ties.

• Philippines asks China to explain ship deployment

  The Philippines has asked China to explain its deployment of a patrol ship to guard disputed territory it claims in the South China Sea, saying the move has sparked new tensions over the potentially oil-rich waters, Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said on Wednesday.

• India-US-Japan trilateral meet today

  The US' 'pivot-to-Asia' policy, Iran, China-Japan maritime dispute and South China Sea will be among the issues to be discussed during the 3rd round of India-US-Japan Trilateral dialogue in New Delhi today. The meet will also focus on finding areas of cooperation between the three countries.

• 11 China ships near disputed isles: Japan coastguard

  Eleven Chinese government ships entered waters around Japanese-administered islands Tuesday, Japan's coastguard said, hours after two Japanese activists swam to one of the disputed islets.

• China paper hints at anti-Japan sanctions

  The mouthpiece of China's Communist Party warned on Monday that Japan's economy could suffer for up to 20 years if Beijing chose to impose sanctions over an escalating territorial row. Anti-Japanese protests have been held across China in recent days over a dispute over a group of small islands in the East China Sea claimed by both countries but co...

• China struggles to curb anger as protesters denounce Japan

  Chinese protesters took to city streets for a second day on Sunday to denounce Japan in a row over disputed islands, prompting the Japanese prime minister to call on Beijing to ensure protection of his country's people and property.

• Anti-Japan protests in China swell, turn violent

  Protests against Japan for its control of disputed islands swelled across more than a dozen cities in China and at times turned violent on Saturday, with protesters hurling rocks at the Japanese Embassy and clashing with Chinese paramilitary police before order was restored.

• Japan-China island row intensifies after activists raise flag on disputed land

  A group of Japanese activists swam ashore and raised flags early Sunday on one of a group of islands at the centre of an escalating territorial dispute with China.