Japan has continued to take unscrupulous steps to infringe upon China's territorial sovereignty and challenge the post-war international order.
The Japanese government's attempt to "nationalize" the Diaoyu Islands has the potential to derail global economic recovery. Talks target deadlock
The flare-up between China and Japan over the Diaoyu Islands will have a limited effect on the GDP of the two economies while benefiting some neighboring ones, said a Moody's report released on Friday.
Beijing and Tokyo are planning for vice-ministerial talks to break the Diaoyu Islands deadlock, but observers say spats will continue. 
China calls for Japanese progress in upcoming talks
A Foreign Ministry spokesman on Friday called on Japan to sincerely correct its mistakes and take concrete action while contributing to upcoming bilateral vice ministerial-level talks.
The New York Times has published an article of Han-Yi Shaw, a scholar from China's Taiwan, titled "The Inconvenient Truth Behind the Diaoyu Islands."
A recent document produced by the United States government shows that the US has never recognized Japan's claim of "sovereignty" over the Diaoyu Islands.
A Foreign Ministry spokesman on Wednesday urged Japan to return to negotiating with China, as a recent report indicated that Japan is looking at improving bilateral ties that have been soured by a territorial dispute.
Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said in Washington that the Diaoyu Islands dispute should remain a bilateral issue between China and Japan and the US should not take sides on the issue.
Japan is considering plans to calm tensions with China by acknowledging Chinese claims to the disputed islands, while maintaining its own position.
Kissinger: US should not take sides on Diaoyu
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China urges Japan back to talks
Chinese marine surveillance ships and fishery patrol ships will continue to perform their official duties in waters near the Diaoyu Islands.
China's fishery authorities said Saturday that five fishery patrol ships were in the waters off the Diaoyu Islands during the National Day holiday to continue their patrol and protection missions.
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