21 January 2013

News Story: China accuses Japan (of) creating Diaoyu (Senkaku) Islands tension


2013-01-19 — A spokesman for China’s Foreign Ministry Friday accused Japan of creating tensions over the Diaoyu Islands, running against the trend of solving disputes through talks.

“The Japanese side has continued to take negative acts on the Diaoyu Islands issue for a period of time, and organized its Self Defense Force planes to interrupt Chinese planes’ normal flights,” Hong Lei said at a daily press briefing here.

“Such moves, which highlight military implications and create tensions, go against the trend that all the nations in the region should peacefully solve conflicts through talks,” Hong said.

Read the full story at China Defense MashUp