BEIJING, March 28 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday that China hopes Japan will do much more for regional peace and stability.
Spokesperson Hong Lei made the remarks in response to reports that Japan on Monday had switched on a radar station on Yonaguni Island in Okinawa Prefecture. The new Self Defence Force base on the island of Yonaguni is only about 150 km from China's Diaoyu Islands (Administered by Japan and known as the Senkaku Islands).
"China has a clear and consistent stance on the East China Sea and Diaoyu Islands issues," Hong said, expressing his hope that Japan can do more to benefit regional peace and stability.
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