Website helps clarify Diaoyu Islands dispute

A SPECIAL WEBSITE ON THE DIAOYU ISLANDS, after its launch in Chinese last November, presented English and Japanese versions on Wednesday, which attracted a large number of domestic and overseas visits within two days. More versions in other languages are expected. Comments:

Statistics on the visits to the website show people from different regions have different concerns about the dispute over the Diaoyu Islands. As the dispute has long cast a shadow over the relationship between China and Japan, residents from the two nations have mainly paid attention to the sovereignty of the islands. German visitors seem to want to learn more about tendencies in international governance. While South Korean and Russian visitors have emphasized the similarity to their own territorial disputes with Japan.

Li Guoqiang, a researcher on frontiers studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, March 5