China reiterates sovereignty over Diaoyu Islands
( 2003-12-26 15:43) (Xinhua)
China reiterated its sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands and adjacent islands
in the East China Sea as an integral part of China's territory at the 14th
China-Japan consultations on the law of the sea held in Tokyo, Japan, on
Thursday.
Liu Zhenmin, director-general of the Chinese Foreign Ministry's Department of
Treaty and Law, and Shinyichi Nishimiya, councilor of the Japanese Foreign
Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, attended the consultations.
The two sides exchanged views on the exclusive economic zone in the East
China Sea, demarcation of continental shelf and other marine issues of mutual
concern.
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