FLASHPOINT: Chinese Navy Re-Enters Japanese Territory; Senior Chinese diplomat urges Japan to correct mistakes on Diaoyu Islands issue

DTN China: Senior Chinese diplomat urges Japan to correct mistakes on Diaoyu Islands issue - Xinhua

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A senior Chinese diplomat urged Japan on Wednesday to immediately stop all activities that violate China's territorial sovereignty, take concrete actions to correct its mistakes and return to the track of negotiation with China for resolving the dispute over Diaoyu Islands.

"The recent moves of the Japanese government to mislead the international public opinion can in no way change the historical fact that Japan stole the Diaoyu Islands from China," said Liu Zhenmin, permanent representative of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva and Other International Organizations in Switzerland.

Liu made the remarks when delivering a speech at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) to a group of diplomats and defense officials from 24 countries.