Noda sends a bad signal

No matter what tricks Japan tries to play, it does not alter the fact that the Diaoyu Islands belong to China.

On Saturday, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda admitted that his government was negotiating with a "private owner" to "nationalize" part of the "Senkaku Islands", which are China's Diaoyu Islands.

Noda has chosen a wrong turn; one that imperils ties between China and Japan.