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Saturday, December 15, 2012

China vies for control of disputed islands; Japan boosts aerial surveillance

E-2C Hawkeye |A day after its patrol plane was confronted by Japanese fighter jets over the disputed islands, China on Friday said it will “resolutely fight” for the control of disputed islands with Japan and accused Tokyo of violating post second world war order by buying the islets.

“We oppose Japanese sides illegal purchase of Diaoyu islands islands which blatantly infringe upon China’s territorial sovereignty”, Chinese Foreign Ministry, spokesman, Hong Lei told media briefing.

He was responding to a question on comments by Foreign Minister, Yang Jiechi that China would “resolutely fight” with Japan over the islands.

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