The State Oceanic Administration on Saturday released a string of geographic information of Diaoyu Island and some of its affiliated islets, to reaffirm China's sovereignty. Meanwhile, the National ...

A protester, taking part in a demonstration outside the Japanese embassy in Beijing on Thursday, displays a sign stating that "The Diaoyu Islands belong to China; Japan, get out of China". [China ...

Which disputed East China Sea islands have no permanent residents, have made no contributions to either of two important Asian cultures and have no GDP to speak of – but have their very own website?

There was another side to the anti-Japanese demonstrations that rocked Chinese cities this weekend, reacting to Japanese activists who had landed on a disputed island chain in the East China Sea. As ...

The Senkaku/Diaoyu islands have a long, complex, history of sovereignty disputes. This string of three uninhabitable islands and five rocks which, in total, amount to only 2.7 square miles in the East ...

A Chinese entrepreneur has apparently upped the ante on some Japanese politicians by applying to the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) to rent the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea and develop ...

Defense Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun on Thursday said the Chinese military is on guard against Japanese jet activity near the Diaoyu Islands, according to Xinhua News: “We will decisively fulfill our ...

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Chinese and Japanese diplomats met secretly over the weekend to discuss the Diaoyu Islands, Tokyo confirmed on Wednesday, in a sign that lines of communication remain open between the two countries.

Despite ongoing efforts to alleviate tensions between China and Japan, the territorial dispute over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands is not going away anytime soon. In fact, China recently rolled out a ...

Last week, writer Lang Yaoyuan wrote on his verified Sina Weibo account that not a single publication in Liaoning Province dared publish a citizen-produced “protect the islands” advertisement. The ...

As thousands of Chinese citizens continue to protest against Japan’s nationalization of the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands, local search engine Baidu took a clear stance on Tuesday with a ‘doodle’ on its ...