A Chinese exchange student received an official commendation on Wednesday for saving a nine-year old boy who fell into the Yodo River in Osaka City of the western Japanese prefecture of Osaka, local press reported.
A Chinese fleet patrolled the waters surrounding the Diaoyu Islands on Tuesday, marking the country's 59th Diaoyu Islands patrol in the past year, the State Oceanic Administration said.
Beijing vowed "zero tolerance" for any escalation by Japan that infringes on China's territorial sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands in the E.China Sea.
Beijing rejected a protest from Tokyo on Thursday over Chinese ships patrolling near the Diaoyu Islands, as four Chinese vessels made their longest stay in the area. 
Islands dispute hammers attitudes Special
Tensions escalated once again between Japan and its neighbors as China strongly protested against "provocation" by Japanese ships in the waters off the Diaoyu Islands. Japanese ships driven out of Diaoyu Islands Special: Diaoyu Islands dispute
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi urged Japan to taking real steps to correct its mistakes over the Diaoyu islands issue, and work with China to prevent the current tension from escalating or even "getting out of control."
A total of 4,000 kilograms of fish from waters around the Diaoyu Islands arrived in Shanghai and were sold out that same day.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday claimed that the Diaoyu Islands were under the administrative authority of Japan, and therefore the US-Japan Security Treaty applies to it.
"Improving the bilateral relationship will be my top priority. It's big challenge for me," Japan's new ambassador to China Masato Kitera said in a recent interview with Chinese media at the Japanese Foreign Affairs Ministry.
Chinese and Japanese aircraft were involved in a standoff in the skies above the Diaoyu Islands on Thursday. Special: Diaoyu Islands Dispute
China's marine surveillance vessels continued routine patrols and law enforcement activities in territorial waters around the Diaoyu Islands on the East China Sea on Thursday.
Vice-Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday elaborated on China's solemn stance over the Diaoyu Islands row with Japan during a meeting with visiting former prominent politicians from the US.
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