China's Vice Foreign Minister said on Tuesday that it is unlikely for Chinese and Japanese leaders to meet on the sidelines of the forthcoming G20 summit due to Japan's provocative words and moves.
Trade between China, Japan slumps 8.8%
A different approach needed
China-Japan trade has posted consistent declines since early this year, with words and actions by Japanese politicians and government to blame.
Beijing on Friday denounced Tokyo's ploy of using the media to hype a plan to hold a leaders' meeting on the sidelines of an international summit. Special
US comments on Diaoyu Islands draw fire
China-Japan trade slumps 8.8 percent
Foreign trade between China and Japan slumped 8.8 percent year-on-year in the seven months from January through July, according to the Ministry of Commerce.
Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi on Friday urged the United States to correctly understand the Diaoyu Islands issue and be cautious with words and deeds.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has called on US lawmaker, John McCain to stop making irresponsible remarks about the Diaoyu Islands. The comment came in response to recent claims by the US Republican Senator that the Diaoyu Islands are Japanese territory.
US State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki said on Thursday that the US stance on the Diaoyu Islands is unchanged.
Beijing on Thursday denounced remarks of US Senator John McCain as "irresponsible" after he said China's Diaoyu Islands are "Japanese territory". US says stance unchanged on Diaoyu Islands Special
Beijing slammed US Senator John McCain's remarks on Wednesday, in which he said the Diaoyu Islands are "Japanese territory", as irresponsible.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on Tuesday unveiled its new solid-fuel rocket Epsilon before its launch with a scientific satellite next week.
The site of Japanese surrender in Jinan, Shandong province, opened on Aug 15, 2013. The Shandong Provincial Department of Culture and the cultural relics bureau of Shandong province held a ceremony for the opening.
Japanese delegates lay a wreath for Nanjing Massacre victims at the Memorial Hall of Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders, in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Aug 15, 2013.
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