On 26 October 2012, Vice-Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun gave a briefing to Chinese and foreign journalists on the Diaoyu Dao issue.
China has asked Japan to have a clear picture of the situation, correct its mistake and handle the problem between the two countries properly.
China will closely watch future actions by Japan regarding the Diaoyu Islands and the adjacent waters, and the actions will "shape China's countermeasure".
Widespread media reports that Tokyo has decided to shelve an island recapture military drill that was apparently intended against China.
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.
The trip of 2,200 Chinese tourists to Japan has sparked an online controversy as many Internet users called for a tourism boycott of the island nation.
Special: Dispute over Diaoyu Islands
Japanese politicians' latest visits to a controversial war shrine would worsen relations between the country and its neighbors.
A U.S. delegation currently visiting Beijing is not entitled to mediate between China and Japan over the Diaoyu Islands dispute, a Foreign Ministry spokesman clarified on Monday.
Dozens of Japanese lawmakers, including two cabinet members, visited a Tokyo shrine that honors war criminals, sparking anger in Beijing and Seoul.
A Chinese film has pulled out of this year's Tokyo International Film Festival over the ongoing Diaoyu Islands dispute, the film's distributor said on Thursday.
The leader of Japan's main opposition party visited the controversial Yasukuni Shrine in a move that will raise tensions already heightened by the Diaoyu Islands.
Shrine-worshipping a 'show of militarism'
Japanese ministers visit controversial Shrine
Japanese opposition leader Shinzo Abe's visit of a controversial Tokyo war shrine was the latest of a flurry of Japan's provocative moves against China, and would further poison bilateral ties. China urges Japan to honor promise
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