Tensions concerning territorial disputes between China and Japan over the Diaoyu Islands have surged to a new high Wednesday, as Japanese authorities flagrantly arrested five activists from Hong Kong who had landed on one of the islands.
The Japanese side has staged a series of acts to "buy" China's Diaoyu Islands, but the country should be wary that its farcical ambitions may seriously damage China-Japan ties.
Analysts said Tokyo's political stance toward China's Diaoyu Islands will cast a shadow over relations between China and Japan.
Japan was urged to abandon its outdated foreign policy of leaning on the West and accept China as a key partner as important as the US.Special coverage
China and Japan should work closer together amid the deepening European debt crisis to tackle regional and global economic problems.
No matter how much money Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara raises from his compatriots, China's islands are not for sale.