http://www.newsvine.com/disputedNewsvine - disputeden-usCopyright 2013Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:33:18 +0000Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:09:46 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17684535-japan-taiwan-sign-deal-over-disputed-islandshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17684535-japan-taiwan-sign-deal-over-disputed-islandsasiaislandsdisputedworld-newsaseast-china-seaWed, 10 Apr 2013 09:31:56 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/27/17480537-china-holds-landing-exercises-in-disputed-seashttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/27/17480537-china-holds-landing-exercises-in-disputed-seasasiaislandsdisputedworld-newsassouth-china-seaspratly-islandsWed, 27 Mar 2013 04:58:13 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this photo taken on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 released by China's Xinhua News Agency, China's amphibious ship Jinggangshan is seen during a coordination training with a hovercraft in waters near south China's Hainan Province, in the South China Sea. China’s increasingly powerful navy paid a symbolic visit to the country’s southernmost territorial claim deep in the South China Sea this week as part of military drills in the disputed Spratly Islands involving amphibious landings and aircraft. Sailors joined in the ceremony Tuesday, March 26 aboard Jinggangshan at James Shoal, a collection of submerged rocks, located 80 kilometers (50 miles) off the coast of Malaysia and about 1,800 kilometers (1,120 miles) from the Chinese mainland, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Gan Jun) NO SALES</p><p>In this photo taken on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 released by China's Xinhua News Agency, China's amphibious ship Jinggangshan is seen during a coordination training with a hovercraft in waters near south China's Hainan Province, in the South China Sea. China’s increasingly powerful navy paid a symbolic visit to the country’s southernmost territorial claim deep in the South China Sea this week as part of military drills in the disputed Spratly Islands involving amphibious landings and aircraft. Sailors joined in the ceremony Tuesday, March 26 aboard Jinggangshan at James Shoal, a collection of submerged rocks, located 80 kilometers (50 miles) off the coast of Malaysia and about 1,800 kilometers (1,120 miles) from the Chinese mainland, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Gan Jun) NO SALES</p><p>In this photo taken on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a Z-9 helicopter prepares to land on China's amphibious ship Jinggangshan in waters near south China's Hainan Province, in the South China Sea. China’s increasingly powerful navy paid a symbolic visit to the country’s southernmost territorial claim deep in the South China Sea this week as part of military drills in the disputed Spratly Islands involving amphibious landings and aircraft. Sailors joined in the ceremony Tuesday, March 26 aboard Jinggangshan at James Shoal, a collection of submerged rocks, located 80 kilometers (50 miles) off the coast of Malaysia and about 1,800 kilometers (1,120 miles) from the Chinese mainland, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Bai Ruixue) NO SALES </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/12/17277576-china-plans-to-send-surveyors-to-disputed-islandshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/12/17277576-china-plans-to-send-surveyors-to-disputed-islandsasiaislandsdisputedworld-newsasTue, 12 Mar 2013 06:30:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2012 file photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, one of the small islands in the East China Sea known as Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese is seen from a Chinese marine surveillance plane. China plans eventually to land a survey team on the uninhabited islands at the heart of an increasingly dangerous territorial dispute with Japan, a Chinese official said Tuesday, March 12, 2013, in the latest verbal salvo intended to bolster Beijing's territorial claims. (AP Photo/Xinhua, File) NO SALES</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/21/17042967-iran-imports-luxury-cars-by-way-of-disputed-islandhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/21/17042967-iran-imports-luxury-cars-by-way-of-disputed-islandiranislandsdisputedpersian-gulfworld-newsunited-arab-emiratesmlThu, 21 Feb 2013 13:05:11 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/13/15904912-china-submits-oceanic-claims-to-united-nationshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/13/15904912-china-submits-oceanic-claims-to-united-nationschinaislandsdisputedunited-nationsworld-newsaseast-china-seaFri, 14 Dec 2012 00:40:28 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/13/15876861-japan-china-plane-spotted-over-disputed-islandshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/13/15876861-japan-china-plane-spotted-over-disputed-islandsjapanchinaislandsdisputedworld-newsasdisputed-islandsThu, 13 Dec 2012 06:54:51 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this photo released by Japan Coast Guard 11th Regional Coast Guard, a Chinese airplane flies in Japanese airspace above the islands known as Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese in southwestern Japan Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012. A Japanese government spokesman said a Chinese airplane has been spotted in Japanese airspace above the islands controlled by Tokyo but also claimed by Beijing. The Defense Agency said four Japanese F-15 jets headed to the area which has been at the center of a territorial dispute Thursday morning, but no further action was taken. (AP Photo/Japan Coast Guard 11th Regional Coast Guard) EDITORIAL USE ONLY</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/22/15367527-texans-score-disputed-td-against-lionshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/22/15367527-texans-score-disputed-td-against-lionsnfltexanssportstddisputedhouston-justin-forsettThu, 22 Nov 2012 20:13:31 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Houston Texans running back Justin Forsett (28) is hit by Detroit Lions free safety Louis Delmas (26) during the third quarter of an NFL football game at Ford Field in Detroit, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/16/15222400-regional-hotlines-eyed-amid-asian-territorial-rowhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/16/15222400-regional-hotlines-eyed-amid-asian-territorial-rowasiaislandsdisputedsoutheast-asianworld-newssouth-china-seaas-asiaFri, 16 Nov 2012 20:23:19 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/01/14860534-us-urges-calm-in-china-japan-disputehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/01/14860534-us-urges-calm-in-china-japan-disputeusasiaislandspoliticsdisputedThu, 1 Nov 2012 19:47:38 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/19/14565374-us-aircraft-carrier-cruises-disputed-asian-seashttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/19/14565374-us-aircraft-carrier-cruises-disputed-asian-seasusdisputedworld-newsus-newsassouth-china-seawatersSat, 20 Oct 2012 00:27:33 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>An F/A-18 Super Hornet takes off from the desk of the nuclear-powered USS George Washington (CVN73) off southern coast of Vietnam in South China Sea Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. A U.S. aircraft carrier group cruised through the disputed South China Sea on Saturday in a show of American power in waters that are fast becoming a focal point of Washington's strategic rivalry with Beijing. (AP Photo/Na Son Nguyen)</p><p>U.S. Navy technicians prepare for aircrafts to land on the deck of the nuclear-powered USS George Washington (CVN73) off southern coast of Vietnam in South China Sea Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. A U.S. aircraft carrier group cruised through the disputed South China Sea on Saturday in a show of American power in waters that are fast becoming a focal point of Washington's strategic rivalry with Beijing. (AP Photo/Na Son Nguyen)</p><p>F/A-18 Super Hornets are seen on the deck of the nuclear-powered USS George Washington (CVN73) off southern coast of Vietnam in South China Sea Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. A U.S. aircraft carrier group cruised through the disputed South China Sea on Saturday in a show of American power in waters that are fast becoming a focal point of Washington's strategic rivalry with Beijing. (AP Photo/Na Son Nguyen)</p><p>An F/A-18 Super Hornet files over the nuclear-powered USS George Washington (CVN73) off southern coast of Vietnam in South China Sea Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. A U.S. aircraft carrier group cruised through the disputed South China Sea on Saturday in a show of American power in waters that are fast becoming a focal point of Washington's strategic rivalry with Beijing. (AP Photo/Na Son Nguyen)</p><p>Two F/A-18 Super Hornets fly over the nuclear-powered USS George Washington (CVN73) off southern coast of Vietnam in South China Sea Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. A U.S. aircraft carrier group cruised through the disputed South China Sea on Saturday in a show of American power in waters that are fast becoming a focal point of Washington's strategic rivalry with Beijing. (AP Photo/Na Son Nguyen)</p><p>A U.S. Navy E-2C Hawkeye aircraft prepares to land on the deck of the nuclear-powered USS George Washington (CVN73) off southern coast of Vietnam in South China Sea Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. A U.S. aircraft carrier group cruised through the disputed South China Sea on Saturday in a show of American power in waters that are fast becoming a focal point of Washington's strategic rivalry with Beijing. (AP Photo/Na Son Nguyen)</p><p>A U.S. Navy SH-60 Seahawk prepares to land on the deck of the nuclear-powered USS George Washington (CVN73) off southern coast of Vietnam in South China Sea Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. A U.S. aircraft carrier group cruised through the disputed South China Sea on Saturday in a show of American power in waters that are fast becoming a focal point of Washington's strategic rivalry with Beijing. (AP Photo/Na Son Nguyen)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/12/14394081-japan-china-to-hold-talks-after-island-rowhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/12/14394081-japan-china-to-hold-talks-after-island-rowjapanchinaislandsdisputedworld-newsasFri, 12 Oct 2012 15:14:24 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/28/14141113-us-seeks-calm-over-asian-disputes-wont-mediatehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/28/14141113-us-seeks-calm-over-asian-disputes-wont-mediateusislandsnorth-koreadisputedsouth-koreaus-newsFri, 28 Sep 2012 18:38:16 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/28/14139344-us-will-not-mediate-in-china-japan-island-disputehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/28/14139344-us-will-not-mediate-in-china-japan-island-disputeusunislandsdisputedworld-newsFri, 28 Sep 2012 15:24:44 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/25/14100553-japan-pm-no-compromise-with-china-on-island-claimhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/25/14100553-japan-pm-no-compromise-with-china-on-island-claimunjapanislandsdisputedus-newsdisputed-islandsTue, 25 Sep 2012 21:34:59 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihiko Noda addresses a news conference in New York Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/24/14076667-china-hits-back-at-japan-pms-statement-on-islandshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/24/14076667-china-hits-back-at-japan-pms-statement-on-islandsasiaislandsdisputedworld-newsaseast-china-seadisputed-islandsTue, 25 Sep 2012 00:36:53 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Japan Coast Guard vessels sail along with Chinese surveillance ship Haijian No. 66, right, near disputed islands called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, seen in background, in the East China Sea, on Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE</p><p>A Japan Coast Guard vessel sails along with Chinese surveillance ship Haijian No. 66, foreground, near disputed islands called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, in the East China Sea, on Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE</p><p>Japan Coast Guard vessels sail along with Chinese surveillance ship Haijian No. 66, center, near disputed islands called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, seen in background, in the East China Sea, on Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE</p><p>A Japan Coast Guard vessel sails along with Chinese surveillance ship Haijian No. 66, foreground, near disputed islands called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China,in the East China Sea, on Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE</p><p>Several dozen fishing boats flying Taiwanese national flags set out from the Suao harbor, northeastern Taiwan, to the disputed islands in the East China Sea, Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. The islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, are controlled by Japan but also claimed by China and Taiwan, and have been a key part of simmering regional tensions over rival territorial claims. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)</p><p>A fisherman raises a Taiwanese national flag as several dozen fishing boats set out from the Suao harbor, northeastern Taiwan, to the disputed islands in the East China Sea, Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. The islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, are controlled by Japan but also claimed by China and Taiwan, and have been a key part of simmering regional tensions over rival territorial claims. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)</p><p>In this photo released by Taiwan's Central News Agency, Japan Coast Guard patrol boats spray their water cannons towards a Taiwan Coast Guard patrol boat and Taiwanese fishing boats near the disputed islands called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, in the East China Sea, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012. On Tuesday morning, about 50 Taiwanese fishing boats accompanied by 10 Taiwanese surveillance ships came within almost 20 kilometers (about 12 miles) of the disputed islands - within what Japan considers to be its territorial waters. (AP Photo/Central News Agency) TAIWAN OUT</p><p>In this photo released by Taiwan's Central News Agency, a Taiwanese fishing boat comes close to the disputed islands called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, in the East China Sea, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012. On Tuesday morning, about 50 Taiwanese fishing boats accompanied by 10 Taiwanese surveillance ships came within almost 20 kilometers (about 12 miles) of the disputed islands- within what Japan considers to be its territorial waters. (AP Photo/Central News Agency) TAIWAN OUT </p><p>A Japan Coast Guard's patrol boat, third from the top, and a Taiwanese patrol boat, 4th from the top, discharge water each other near disputed islands called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, in the East China Sea, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012. On Tuesday morning, about 50 Taiwanese fishing boats accompanied by 10 Taiwanese surveillance ships came within almost 20 kilometers (about 12 miles) of the disputed islands - within what Japan considers to be its territorial waters, said Yasuhiko Oku, an official with the Japanese coast guard. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA</p><p>Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihiko Noda addresses a news conference in New York Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/21/14003646-nkorea-accuses-skorea-of-firing-inside-its-watershttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/21/14003646-nkorea-accuses-skorea-of-firing-inside-its-waterskoreasnorth-koreadisputedsouth-koreasouth-koreannorth-koreanworld-newsaswatersFri, 21 Sep 2012 07:53:05 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A South Korean army 155 mm howitzer fires in a live fire drill during the annual exercise in Paju, south of the demilitarized zone that divides the two Koreas, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Lim Byung-shick) KOREA OUT</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/20/13992803-us-world-cant-afford-crisis-in-asian-seashttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/20/13992803-us-world-cant-afford-crisis-in-asian-seasusasiaislandspoliticsdisputedeast-asiadisputed-islandsThu, 20 Sep 2012 20:39:39 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/17/13917164-china-seeks-drones-to-monitor-territorial-claimshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/17/13917164-china-seeks-drones-to-monitor-territorial-claimsasiaislandsdisputedstate-departmentsoutheast-asianworld-newsaseast-china-seajapanese-embassydisputed-islandsMon, 17 Sep 2012 16:02:26 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Workers at a Japanese restaurant cover up the shop front with Chinese national flags and red clothes ahead of major protests expected on Tuesday in Beijing, China, Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. Chinese are trying to hurt Japan economically for leverage in a bitter dispute over contested islands, turning to angry protests and calls for boycotts of Japanese businesses, abetted in part by China's government. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)</p><p>A worker covers a signboard of a Japanese restaurant chain with blue sheets ahead of major protests expected on Tuesday, near the Japanese Consulate General Monday Sept. 17, 2012 in Shanghai, China. China moved to tamp down rising anti-Japan sentiment after a weekend of sometimes violent demonstrations, threatening Monday to arrest lawbreakers and scrubbing websites of protest-related images and posts. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)</p><p>Workers cover signboards of several Japanese restaurants with blue sheets ahead of major protests expected on Tuesday, near the Japanese Consulate General Monday Sept. 17, 2012 in Shanghai, China. China moved to tamp down rising anti-Japan sentiment after a weekend of sometimes violent demonstrations, threatening Monday to arrest lawbreakers and scrubbing websites of protest-related images and posts. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)</p><p>In this photo taken Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012, Chinese paramilitary police face off with anti-Japan protesters holding up a banner which reads "Boycott Japanese goods" outside the city headquarters of the Communist Party of China in Shenzhen in south China's Guangdong province. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT</p><p>A Chinese protester throws a bottle at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, China, Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)</p><p>A child in a pram eats ice cream as she is pushed past a giant poster on a Chinese territorial claim displayed on the facade of a shopping mall popular with foreigners in Beijing Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. Tensions have been growing for months in the dispute over ownership of a string of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea called the Senkakus in Japan and Diaoyu in China. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)</p><p>A customer walks out of a convenience store with a Chinese flag and a notice that read: "Family Mart belongs to a Taiwan invested company" ahead of major protests expected on Tuesday, near the Japanese Consulate General Monday Sept. 17, 2012 in Shanghai, China. China moved to tamp down rising anti-Japan sentiment after a weekend of sometimes violent demonstrations, threatening Monday to arrest lawbreakers and scrubbing websites of protest-related images and posts. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)</p><p>People walk past a giant poster declaring boycott of Japanese goods that is displayed on the facade of a shopping mall popular with foreigners in Beijing Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. Tensions have been growing for months in the dispute over ownership of a string of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea called the Senkakus in Japan and Diaoyu in China. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)</p><p>A Chinese-made vehicle, with its rear window displaying an anti-Japanese message, drives on a street in Chengdu in southwest China's Sichuan province Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. China moved to tamp down rising anti-Japan sentiment after a weekend of sometimes violent demonstrations, threatening Monday to arrest lawbreakers and scrubbing websites of protest-related images and posts. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)</p><p>In this photo released by Japan Coast Guard, a Japan Coast Guard vessel, bottom, sails along with a Chinese fisheries patrol boat near disputed islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, in the East China Sea Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. The Coast Guard vessel issued a warning to the vessel near the islands early Tuesday. (AP Photo/Japan Coast Guard)</p><p>In this photo released by Japan Coast Guard, a Chinese fisheries patrol boat sails near disputed islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, in the East China Sea Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. A Coast Guard vessel issued a warning to the vessel near the islands early Tuesday. (AP Photo/Japan Coast Guard)</p><p>Chinese protesters burn a Japanese flag near posters claiming Diaoyu islands, as known in China and Senkaku in Japan, belong to China and to fire upon Japan during a protest near the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. The 81st anniversary of a Japanese invasion brought a fresh wave of anti-Japan demonstrations in China on Tuesday, with thousands of protesters venting anger over the colonial past and a current dispute involving contested islands in the East China Sea. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)</p><p>Sunlight shines through a hole cut out from the eye of a portrait of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda during a protest near the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. The 81st anniversary of a Japanese invasion brought a fresh wave of anti-Japan demonstrations in China on Tuesday, with thousands of protesters venting anger over the colonial past and a current dispute involving contested islands in the East China Sea. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)</p><p>Chinese protesters burn the pictures of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda during a protest near the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. The 81st anniversary of a Japanese invasion brought a fresh wave of anti-Japan demonstrations in China on Tuesday, with thousands of protesters venting anger over the colonial past and a current dispute involving contested islands in the East China Sea. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)</p><p>Protesters shout anti-Japan slogans near the Japanese Consulate General Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, in Shanghai, China. The 81st anniversary of a Japanese invasion brought a fresh wave of anti-Japan demonstrations in China on Tuesday, with thousands of protesters venting anger over the colonial past and a current dispute involving contested islands in the East China Sea. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)</p><p>Paramilitary police officers stand guard near a small sign reading "Blood" during an anti-Japan protest near the Japanese Consulate General Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, in Shanghai, China. The 81st anniversary of a Japanese invasion brought a fresh wave of anti-Japan demonstrations in China on Tuesday, with thousands of protesters venting anger over the colonial past and a current dispute involving contested islands in the East China Sea. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)</p><p>An anti-Japan protester is dragged to a police station after he scuffled with police officers as he tried to march toward the Japanese Consulate General Tuesday Sept. 18, 2012 in Shanghai, China. The 81st anniversary of a Japanese invasion brought a fresh wave of anti-Japan demonstrations in China on Tuesday, with thousands of protesters venting anger over the colonial past and a current dispute involving contested islands in the East China Sea. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)</p><p>Anti-Japan protesters march through towards the Japanese Consulate General Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, in Shanghai, China. The 81st anniversary of a Japanese invasion brought a fresh wave of anti-Japan demonstrations in China on Tuesday, with thousands of protesters venting anger over the colonial past and a current dispute involving contested islands in the East China Sea. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)</p><p>Protesters shout anti-Japan slogans while holding a banner reading “We won’t give Diaoyu Island, but if you want the bomb, we want to give it to you” near the Japanese Consulate General Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, in Shanghai, China. The 81st anniversary of a Japanese invasion brought a fresh wave of anti-Japan demonstrations in China on Tuesday, with thousands of protesters venting anger over the colonial past and a current dispute involving contested islands in the East China Sea. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)</p><p>Chinese protesters hold a Chinese national flag while marching past the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. The 81st anniversary of a Japanese invasion brought a fresh wave of anti-Japan demonstrations in China on Tuesday, with thousands of protesters venting anger over the colonial past and a current dispute involving contested islands in the East China Sea. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)</p><p>Anti-Japan protesters hold portraits of the late Communist leader Mao Zedong, Chinese national flags, and a poster that reads: "Sept. 18, National Humiliation Day," while marching on a street outside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. The 81st anniversary of a Japanese invasion brought a fresh wave of anti-Japan demonstrations in China on Tuesday, with thousands of protesters venting anger over the colonial past and a current dispute involving contested islands in the East China Sea. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)</p><p>Anti-Japan protesters show pictures taken during a Japanese invasion of China outside the Japanese Consulate General in Hong Kong Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. The 81st anniversary of a Japanese invasion brought a fresh wave of anti-Japan demonstrations in China on Tuesday, with thousands of protesters venting anger over the colonial past and a current dispute involving contested islands in the East China Sea. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)</p><p>An anti-Japan protester throws a water bottle towards the Japanese Embassy while other protesters march on a street outside the embassy in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. The 81st anniversary of a Japanese invasion brought a fresh wave of anti-Japan demonstrations in China on Tuesday, with thousands of protesters venting anger over the colonial past and a current dispute involving contested islands in the East China Sea. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)</p><p>Anti-Japan protesters hold portraits of the late Communist leader Mao Zedong, one of them marked with hand-written characters which reads "People miss you," while marching on a street outside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. The 81st anniversary of a Japanese invasion brought a fresh wave of anti-Japan demonstrations in China on Tuesday, with thousands of protesters venting anger over the colonial past and a current dispute involving contested islands in the East China Sea. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)</p><p>Ships of China Marine Surveillance and Japan Coast Guard sail side by side near disputed islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, in the East China Sea Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 18, 2012. The disagreement between the two countries escalated last week when the Japanese government said it was purchasing some of the islands from their private owner. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE</p><p>Chinese cleaners wash the barricade outside the entrance to the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. People across China have engaged in days of furious protests over some East China Sea islands, claimed by Beijing and Tokyo, that Japan purchased last week from a private owner. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)</p><p>Security personnel with the Japanese embassy stand guard with helmet and shield as Chinese cleaners wash the entrance to the Japan embassy in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. Mass protests outside the Japanese embassy over the disputed Diaoyu Islands subsided by more than a week. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)</p><p>Security personnel with the Japanese embassy stand guard with helmet and shield as Chinese cleaners, unseen wash the entrance to the Japanese embassy in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. Mass protests outside the Japanese embassy over the disputed Diaoyu Islands subsided by more than a week. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)</p><p>Chinese paramilitary police march with their shields outside the entrance to the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. People across China have engaged in days of furious protests over some East China Sea islands, claimed by Beijing and Tokyo, that Japan purchased last week from a private owner. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)</p><p>A man strolls with dogs on a baby cart as paramilitary police officers arrange the steel fence in front of the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai, China, Wednesday Sept. 19, 2012. China was returning to normalcy Wednesday after angry protests over Japan's wartime occupation and Tokyo's recent purchase of islands also claimed by Beijing. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)</p><p>Chinese paramilitary police stand on duty near the entrance to the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. People across China have engaged in days of furious protests over some East China Sea islands, claimed by Beijing and Tokyo, that Japan purchased last week from a private owner. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)</p><p>Paramilitary police officers arrange the steel fence at the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai, China, Wednesday Sept. 19, 2012. China was returning to normalcy Wednesday after angry protests over Japan's wartime occupation and Tokyo's recent purchase of islands also claimed by Beijing. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)</p><p>A small group of Chinese protesters march while shouting anti-Japan slogans in front of the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai, China, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)</p><p>A small group of Chinese protesters march with national flags and an anti-Japan banner that reads "Chinese have guts, won’t buy Japanese goods forever." in front of the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai, China, Wednesday Sept. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)</p><p>A man strolls with dogs on a baby cart as paramilitary police officers arrange the steel fence in front of the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai, China, Wednesday Sept. 19, 2012. China was returning to normalcy Wednesday after angry protests over Japan's wartime occupation and Tokyo's recent purchase of islands also claimed by Beijing. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)</p><p>In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping addresses the opening ceremony of the China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit and Forum on China-ASEAN Free Trade Area in Nanning, capital of southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Xie Huanchi) NO SALES</p><p>A woman holds a Japanese national flag as she takes part in a rally, opposing China's territorial claim over the disputed islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, at a park in Tokyo, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)</p><p>Protesters holding Japanese national flags shout slogans during a rally, opposing China's territorial claim over the disputed islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, at a park in Tokyo, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)</p><p>Protesters hold Japanese national flags during a rally, opposing China's territorial claim over the disputed islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, at a park in Tokyo, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012. A front banner reads: "Head off China's invasion to Senkaku." (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)</p><p>Japanese protesters shout slogans during a rally, opposing China's territorial claim over the disputed islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, at a park in Tokyo, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012. A banner, left, reads " Beef up the control over Senkaku". (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)</p><p>Taiwanese protesters shout slogans to denounce Japan's control of the disputed islands in East China Sea during a march in Taipei, Taiwan, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. The islands known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China is controlled by Japan but also claimed by China and Taiwan, and has been a key part of simmering regional tensions over rival territorial claims. The banner means "Both side (China and Taiwan) defend Diaoyu Islands hand in hand." (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)</p><p>A Taiwanese protester shouts slogans to denounce Japan's control of the disputed islands in East China during a march in Taipei, Taiwan, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. The islands known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China is controlled by Japan but also claimed by China and Taiwan, and has been a key part of simmering regional tensions over rival territorial claims. The headband means "Japan, Get out of Diaoyu Islands." (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)</p><p>A Taiwanese protester wears and holds Taiwan flags during a march to denounce Japan's control of the disputed islands in East China Sea in Taipei, Taiwan, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. The islands known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China is controlled by Japan but also claimed by China and Taiwan, and has been a key part of simmering regional tensions over rival territorial claims. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)</p><p>Japan Coast Guard vessels sail along with Chinese surveillance ship Haijian No. 66, right, near disputed islands called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, seen in background, in the East China Sea, on Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE</p><p>A Japan Coast Guard vessel sails along with Chinese surveillance ship Haijian No. 66, foreground, near disputed islands called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, in the East China Sea, on Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE</p><p>Japan Coast Guard vessels sail along with Chinese surveillance ship Haijian No. 66, center, near disputed islands called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, seen in background, in the East China Sea, on Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE</p><p>A Japan Coast Guard vessel sails along with Chinese surveillance ship Haijian No. 66, foreground, near disputed islands called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China,in the East China Sea, on Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE</p><p>Japan Coast Guard vessels sail along with Chinese surveillance ship Haijian No. 66, third left, near disputed islands called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, seen in background, in the East China Sea, on Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/12/13819166-nkorean-fishing-boats-said-to-violate-sea-boundaryhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/12/13819166-nkorean-fishing-boats-said-to-violate-sea-boundarykoreasdisputedsouth-koreanorth-koreandefense-ministryworld-newsboundaryWed, 12 Sep 2012 06:48:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/10/13776248-china-reins-in-rowdy-anti-japan-demonstrationshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/10/13776248-china-reins-in-rowdy-anti-japan-demonstrationsasiaislandsdisputedworld-newsasjapan-cabineteast-china-seajapanese-embassytwo-taiwanesedisputed-islandsMon, 10 Sep 2012 09:57:48 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2012 file photo, the survey ship Koyo Maru, left, chartered by Tokyo city officials, sails around Minamikojima, foreground, Kitakojima, middle right, and Uotsuri, background, the tiny islands in the East China Sea, called Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese. Japan's government says it has decided to purchase several disputed islands from their private owners in a step that is likely to anger China. Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura said Monday, Sept. 10 that Japan plans to buy the three uninhabited islands from a Japanese family it recognizes as the owner. (AP Photo/Kyodo News, File) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE</p><p>FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2012 file photo, the survey ship Koyo Maru, left, chartered by Tokyo city officials, sails around Minamikojima, foreground, Kitakojima, middle right, and Uotsuri, background, the tiny islands in the East China Sea, called Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese. Japan’s Cabinet formally announced Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012 that the government will purchase several disputed islands that China also claims - a plan that Beijing said would be met with “serious consequences.” (AP Photo/Kyodo News, File) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE</p><p>A Chinese man holds up a piece of paper with the words " Diaoyu island belongs to China, Japanese get out" as he protests with others outside the Japanese embassy in Beijing, China Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. Chinese government ships are patrolling near contested East China Sea islands in a show of anger after Tokyo moved to assert its control in the area. Beijing warned Monday that Japan would suffer unspecified consequences if Tokyo purchased the islands from private owners, as it formally did Tuesday.(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)</p><p>A protester demonstrating against Japan's claim to disputed islands holds a picture of the rocky islands, known as Senkaku to Japanese and Diaoyu to Chinese, reading "Diaoyu belongs to China" in front of a Chinese national flag during a rally outside the Japanese Consulate General in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. A territorial flare-up between China and Japan intensified Tuesday as Beijing sent patrol ships near the disputed East China Sea islands in a show of anger over Tokyo's purchase of the largely barren outcroppings from their private owners. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)</p><p>Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara speaks during a press conference on the rocky islands, known as Senkaku to Japanese and Diaoyu to Chinese, at the metropolitan government office in Tokyo, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. A territorial flare-up between China and Japan intensified as Beijing sent patrol ships near the disputed East China Sea islands in a show of anger over Tokyo’s purchase of the largely barren outcroppings from their private owners. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)</p><p>Chinese plain clothes security personnel stop a man from ramming his car against the gate of the Japanese embassy in Beijing, China Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. Chinese government ships are patrolling near contested East China Sea islands in a show of anger after Tokyo moved to assert its control in the area. Beijing warned Monday that Japan would suffer unspecified consequences if Tokyo purchased the islands from private owners, as it formally did Tuesday.(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)</p><p>Map locates a disputed chain of islands between China, Taiwan and Japan called Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese;</p><p>Chinese protesters march with a banner which reads "Return My Mountains" outside the Japanese embassy in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. A territorial flare-up between China and Japan intensified as two Beijing-sent patrol ships arrived near disputed East China Sea islands in a show of anger over Tokyo's purchase of the largely barren outcroppings from their private owners. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)</p><p>A Chinese woman uses her camera phone near protesters chant slogans outside the Japanese embassy in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. A territorial flare-up between China and Japan intensified as two Beijing-sent patrol ships arrived near disputed East China Sea islands in a show of anger over Tokyo's purchase of the largely barren outcroppings from their private owners. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)</p><p>Chinese protesters hold up a giant Chinese national flag and chant slogans outside the Japanese embassy in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. A territorial flare-up between China and Japan intensified as two Beijing-sent patrol ships arrived near disputed East China Sea islands in a show of anger over Tokyo's purchase of the largely barren outcroppings from their private owners. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)</p><p>The Chinese surveillance ship Haijian No. 51, front, sails ahead of a Japan Coast Guard vessel in waters near disputed islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, in the East China Sea on Friday morning, Sept. 14, 2012. The Japanese government and coast guard say six Chinese surveillance ships entered Japanese waters Friday near disputed islands in the East China Sea, prompting the prime minister’s office to mobilize a task force at its crisis management center. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE</p><p>CORRECTS BEARING TO SOUTH-SOUTHWEST- In this photo released by Japan Coast Guard, the Chinese surveillance ship Haijian No. 51 cruises in waters about 24 kilometers (about 15 miles) south-southwest of disputed islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, in the East China Sea on Friday morning, Sept. 14, 2012. The Japanese government says six Chinese surveillance ships have entered Japanese waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea. It was the first intrusion by Chinese vessels into Japanese waters since Japan bought the islands from their private Japanese owners this week. (AP Photo/Japan Coast Guard)</p><p>This June, 2011 photo shows Taisho Island, one of the tiny islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, in the East China Sea. The Japanese government and coast guard say six Chinese surveillance ships entered Japanese waters Friday, Sept. 14, 2012 near disputed islands in the East China Sea, prompting the prime minister’s office to mobilize a task force at its crisis management center. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE</p><p>A Chinese demonstrator climbs over the fence and chants slogans during an anti-Japanese protests outside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012. Tensions between the two countries flared anew after the Japanese government bought the disputed islands from their private Japanese owners this week. The uninhabited islands, Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, claimed by both countries as well as Taiwan, have become a rallying point for nationalists on both sides. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)</p><p>A Chinese demonstrator throws a traffic cone in front of the fence set up by the line of Chinese Paramilitary policemen during an anti-Japanese protests outside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012. Tensions between the two countries flared anew after the Japanese government bought the disputed islands from their private Japanese owners this week. The uninhabited islands, Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, claimed by both countries as well as Taiwan, have become a rallying point for nationalists on both sides. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)</p><p>Chinese Paramilitary Policemen try to block demonstrators break through the fence set up outside the Japanese Embassy during an anti-Japan protest in Beijing Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012. Tensions between the two countries flared anew after the Japanese government bought the disputed islands from their private Japanese owners this week. The uninhabited islands, Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, claimed by both countries as well as Taiwan, have become a rallying point for nationalists on both sides. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)</p><p>Chinese protesters shout anti-Japanese slogan in front of the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai, China, Saturday Sept. 15, 2012. Tensions between the two countries flared anew after the Japanese government bought the disputed islands from their private Japanese owners this week. The uninhabited islands, Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, claimed by both countries as well as Taiwan, have become a rallying point for nationalists on both sides. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)</p><p>One of Chinese protesters holds a Chinese flag in front of the Japanese Consulate General during an anti-Japan rally in Shanghai, China, Saturday Sept. 15, 2012. Tensions between the two countries flared anew after the Japanese government bought the disputed islands from their private Japanese owners this week. The uninhabited islands, Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, claimed by both countries as well as Taiwan, have become a rallying point for nationalists on both sides. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)</p><p>Chinese protesters kick the barricades during an anti-Japan protest outside the Japanese embassy in Beijing, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012. Tensions between the two countries flared anew after the Japanese government bought the disputed islands from their private Japanese owners this week. The uninhabited islands, Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, claimed by both countries as well as Taiwan, have become a rallying point for nationalists on both sides. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)</p><p>Protesters hold up a giant Chinese national flag during protests outside the Japanese embassy in Beijing, China, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012. Tensions between the two countries flared anew after the Japanese government bought the disputed islands from their private Japanese owners this week. The uninhabited islands, Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, claimed by both countries as well as Taiwan, have become a rallying point for nationalists on both sides. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)</p><p>Chinese protesters burn a Japanese flag outside the Japanese embassy in Beijing, China, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012. Tensions between the two countries flared anew after the Japanese government bought the disputed islands from their private Japanese owners this week. The uninhabited islands, Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, claimed by both countries as well as Taiwan, have become a rallying point for nationalists on both sides. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)</p><p>Chinese protesters march and shout anti-Japanese slogans in front of the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai, China, Saturday Sept. 15, 2012. Tensions between the two countries flared anew after the Japanese government bought the disputed islands from their private Japanese owners this week. The uninhabited islands, Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, claimed by both countries as well as Taiwan, have become a rallying point for nationalists on both sides. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)</p><p>Chinese Paramilitary Policemen try to block demonstrators break through the fence set up outside the Japanese Embassy during an anti-Japan protest in Beijing Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012. Tensions between the two countries flared anew after the Japanese government bought the disputed islands from their private Japanese owners this week. The uninhabited islands, Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, claimed by both countries as well as Taiwan, have become a rallying point for nationalists on both sides. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)</p><p>A Chinese man holds up a portrait of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong during protests outside the Japanese embassy in Beijing, China, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012. Tensions between the two countries flared anew after the Japanese government bought the disputed islands from their private Japanese owners this week. The uninhabited islands, Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, claimed by both countries as well as Taiwan, have become a rallying point for nationalists on both sides. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)</p><p>Chinese protesters burn Japanese flags outside the Japanese embassy in Beijing, China, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012. Tensions between the two countries flared anew after the Japanese government bought the disputed islands from their private Japanese owners this week. The uninhabited islands, Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, claimed by both countries as well as Taiwan, have become a rallying point for nationalists on both sides. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)</p><p>Chinese demonstrators clash with policemen at the barricades during an anti-Japan protests outside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012. Angry protesters staged anti-Japanese demonstrations in cities across China Saturday over Japan's control of disputed islands, with a protest in Beijing turning violent before being brought under control by police. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)</p><p>A Chinese paramilitary policeman kicks away a shoe thrown by a demonstrator during an anti-Japan protest outside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012. Protests against Japan for its control of disputed islands spread across more than a dozen cities in China and turned violent at times Saturday, with protesters hurling rocks at the Japanese Embassy and clashing with Chinese paramilitary police before order was restored. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)</p><p>Residents look at an over-turned Japanese-branded car during an anti-Japan protest in Xi'an in northwest China's Shaanxi province Saturday Sept. 15, 2012. Protests against Japan for its control of disputed islands spread across more than a dozen cities in China and turned violent at times Saturday, with protesters hurling rocks at the Japanese Embassy and clashing with Chinese paramilitary police before order was restored. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT </p><p>Anti-Japan protesters dressed as the Red Guards hold a portrait of the late Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong, Chinese national flags, and banners, one reads "Kill all the Japanese," while marching outside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, China, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012. Protests against Japan for its control of disputed islands spread across more than a dozen cities in China and turned violent at times Saturday, with protesters hurling rocks at the Japanese Embassy and clashing with Chinese paramilitary police before order was restored. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)</p><p>A Chinese man prepares to throw an object over Chinese paramilitary police towards the Japanese Embassy in Beijing Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012. Angry protesters staged anti-Japanese demonstrations in cities across China Saturday over Japan's control of disputed islands, with a protest in Beijing turning violent before being brought under control by police. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)</p><p>A worker at a Japanese restaurant looks out of a window after hanging out a Chinese national flag while anti-Japan protesters march nearby outside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, China, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012. Angry protesters staged anti-Japan demonstrations in cities across China Saturday over Japan's control of disputed islands, with a protest in Beijing turning violent before being brought under control by police. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)</p><p>Chinese protesters march with banners declaring Diaoyu Islands, known as Senkaku in Japanese, belong to China near the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, China, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)</p><p>Chinese protesters march with banners declaring Diaoyu Islands, known as Senkaku to Japanese, belong to China and a portrait of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong near the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, China, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)</p><p>Chinese protesters march with banners declaring Diaoyu Islands, known as Senkaku to Japanese, belongs to China and a portrait of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong near the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, China, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)</p><p>Chinese men hold up a banner which reads " Japanese dog get out of China's Diaoyu Islands" as they march past the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, China, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)</p><p>A Chinese man carries a Chinese national flag while calling for bystanders to join him during a protest march against Japan over its control of disputed islands, near the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, China, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)</p><p>Anti-Japan protesters hold a banner that reads "Protect China's inseparable territory" as they march on a road outside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. Security personnel outnumbered the crowds of Chinese protesting against Japan outside its embassy on Sunday, a day after demonstrations over islands that both nations claim spread across China and turned violent. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)</p><p>Chinese demonstrators raise national flags as they confront riot policemen during a protest against Japan in Shenzhen, China Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. Protesters in China began another day of demonstrations against Japan, after protests over disputed islands spread across numerous cities and at times turned violent. (AP Photo/Apple Daily) HONG KONG OUT, TAIWAN OUT, NO SALES</p><p>A Chinese demonstrator throws a teargas canister back to the riot policemen during a protest against Japan in Shenzhen, China Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. Protesters in China began another day of demonstrations against Japan, after protests over disputed islands spread across numerous cities and at times turned violent. (AP Photo/Apple Daily) HONG KONG OUT, TAIWAN OUT, NO SALES</p><p>Anti-Japan protesters wave Chinese flags as they march outside the Japanese Embassy, guarded by paramilitary police in riot suits, in Beijing Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. Security personnel outnumbered the crowds of Chinese protesting against Japan outside its embassy on Sunday, a day after demonstrations over islands that both nations claim spread across China and turned violent. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)</p><p>A Chinese demonstrator throws a teargas canister back to riot policemen during a protest against Japan in Shenzhen, China Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. Protesters in China have begun another day of demonstrations against Japan, after protests over disputed islands spread across numerous cities and at times turned violent. (AP Photo/Apple Daily) HONG KONG OUT, TAIWAN OUT, NO SALES</p><p>A Chinese demonstrator kicks a broken police vehicle during a protest against Japan in Shenzhen, China Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. Protesters in China began another day of demonstrations against Japan, after protests over disputed islands spread across numerous cities and at times turned violent. (AP Photo/Apple Daily) HONG KONG OUT, TAIWAN OUT, NO SALES</p><p>A motorcyclist looks at the damaged facade of an Aeon store in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012 after demonstrators burst in and destroyed facilities of the Japanese supermarket Saturday. Anti-Japan passions grew more heated this past week in China after Japan's government purchased the contested East China Sea islands - called Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan - from their private Japanese owners. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE</p><p>Water splash from a bottle thrown by a demonstrator at the main entrance gate of Japanese Embassy during a protest in Beijing Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. Security personnel outnumbered the crowds of Chinese protesting against Japan outside its embassy on Sunday, a day after demonstrations over islands that both nations claim spread across China and turned violent. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)</p><p>A group of paramilitary policemen are surrounded by anti-Japan protesters outside Shenzhen city's Communist Party headquarters, in southern China's Guangdong province, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. Protesters in China continued another day of demonstrations against Japan Sunday, after protests over disputed islands spread across numerous cities and at times turned violent. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT</p><p>Chinese protesters march under a large national flag near the Japanese Embassy in Beijing Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. Security personnel tightened their guard of the embassy on Sunday as crowds of Chinese continued to protest in the capital and across the country in sometimes violent demonstrations over islands claimed by both nations. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)</p><p>Workers at a Japanese restaurant cover up the shop front with Chinese national flags and red clothes ahead of major protests expected on Tuesday in Beijing, China, Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. Chinese are trying to hurt Japan economically for leverage in a bitter dispute over contested islands, turning to angry protests and calls for boycotts of Japanese businesses, abetted in part by China's government. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)</p><p>Workers at a Japanese restaurant cover up the shop front with a Chinese national flag and red clothes ahead of major protests expected on Tuesday in Beijing, China, Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. Chinese are trying to hurt Japan economically for leverage in a bitter dispute over contested islands, turning to angry protests and calls for boycotts of Japanese businesses, abetted in part by China's government. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/07/13722051-taiwan-warns-japan-against-nationalizing-islandshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/07/13722051-taiwan-warns-japan-against-nationalizing-islandstaiwanislandsdisputedworld-newsaseast-china-seaas-taiwanFri, 7 Sep 2012 08:56:14 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/04/13666961-media-japan-govt-agrees-to-buy-disputed-islandshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/04/13666961-media-japan-govt-agrees-to-buy-disputed-islandsjapanchinaislandsdisputedworld-newsaseast-china-seaas-japanWed, 5 Sep 2012 02:19:24 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2012 file photo, the survey ship Koyo Maru, left, chartered by Tokyo city officials, sails around Minamikojima, foreground, Kitakojima, middle right, and Uotsuri, background, the tiny islands in the East China Sea, called Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese. Media reports say the Japanese government has agreed to buy several privately owned islands in the East China Sea that are controlled by Japan but also claimed by China. The government has agreed to buy three of the five main islands from the Kurihara family for 2.05 billion yen ($26 million), Kyodo News agency and the Yomiuri and Asahi newspapers reported Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Kyodo News, File) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE</p><p>Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara answers a reporter's question in Tokyo Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012 after media report that the Japanese government has agreed to buy several privately owned islands in the East China Sea that are controlled by Japan but also claimed by China. The government has agreed to buy three of the five main islands, called Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese, from the Kurihara family for 2.05 billion yen ($26 million), Kyodo News agency and the Yomiuri and Asahi newspapers reported Wednesday. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE.</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/01/13601083-tokyo-city-officials-survey-disputed-islandshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/01/13601083-tokyo-city-officials-survey-disputed-islandsjapanislandsdisputedworld-newsasSat, 1 Sep 2012 05:30:28 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012 file photo, Japan Coast Guard officers patrol on a rubber boat as Japanese activists hang their national flags on a small lighthouse and its perimeter on Uotsuri, the largest in a small archipelago known in Japan as the Senkaku Islands and in China as the Diaoyu Islands. Tokyo officials are set to head by boat Saturday night, Sept. 1, 2012 to the tiny islands controlled by Japan but claimed by China and Taiwan to carry out a survey before buying the islands, heating up a longtime territorial dispute. Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara has already raised 1.45 billion yen ($19 million) in donations to buy the islands in the East China Sea from Japanese owners. (AP Photo/Kyodo News, File) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE</p><p>FILE - This June 2011 file photo shows Uotsuri Island, one of the islands of Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese, in the East China Sea. Tokyo officials are set to head by boat Saturday night, Sept. 1, 2012 to the tiny islands controlled by Japan but claimed by China and Taiwan to carry out a survey before buying the islands, heating up a longtime territorial dispute. Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara has already raised 1.45 billion yen ($19 million) in donations to buy the islands from Japanese owners. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE</p><p>A survey ship dispatched from the Tokyo metropolitan government arrives at a port in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012. Tokyo city officials intending to buy tiny islands at the center of a longtime territorial dispute with China will travel by the boat to survey the area ahead of the purchase they hope will bolster Japan's claim. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE</p><p>Tokyo city officials and experts survey Uotsuri Island, one of the islands of Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese, in the East China Sea early Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012. Tokyo city officials planning to buy tiny islands at the center of a longtime territorial dispute with China surveyed the area and took water samples Sunday in a showcase meant to send a message of ownership. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE</p><p>Tokyo city officials on a boat approach Uotsuri Island, one of the islands of Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese, in the East China Sea Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012. A team of experts and officials began surveying the areas, that are controlled by Japan but also claimed by China and Taiwan, to assess their real estate value ahead of a purchase they hope will bolster Japan's claim. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE</p><p>A team of experts and officials on a charter, bottom, survey Uotsuri Island, one of the islands of Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese, in the East China Sea Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012. Tokyo city officials intending to buy tiny islands at the center of a longtime territorial dispute with China started surveying the area ahead of the purchase they hope will bolster Japan's claim. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE</p><p>This aerial photo shows Uotsuri Island, one of the islands of Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese, in the East China Sea Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012. Tokyo city officials planning to buy tiny islands at the center of a longtime territorial dispute with China surveyed the area and took water samples Sunday in a showcase meant to send a message of ownership. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE</p><p>Tokyo city officials and experts on a small boat conduct survey around the tiny islands in the East China Sea, called Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012. Tokyo city officials planning to buy the islands at the center of a longtime territorial dispute with China surveyed the area Sunday on a visit meant to send a message of ownership. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE</p><p>Tokyo city officials and experts on a small boat conduct survey around Kitakojima, one of the tiny islands in the East China Sea, called Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012. Tokyo city officials planning to buy the islands at the center of a longtime territorial dispute with China surveyed the area Sunday on a visit meant to send a message of ownership. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE</p><p>The survey ship Koyo Maru, left, chartered by Tokyo city officials, sails around Minamikojima, foreground, Kitakojima, middle right, and Uotsuri, background, the tiny islands in the East China Sea, called Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012. Tokyo city officials planning to buy the islands at the center of a longtime territorial dispute with China surveyed the area Sunday on a visit meant to send a message of ownership. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE</p><p>Tokyo city officials and experts on a small boat conduct survey around Uotsuri, one of the tiny islands in the East China Sea, called Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012. Tokyo city officials planning to buy the islands at the center of a longtime territorial dispute with China surveyed the area Sunday on a visit meant to send a message of ownership. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCE</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/23/13431057-scattered-anti-japan-protests-flare-in-chinahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/23/13431057-scattered-anti-japan-protests-flare-in-chinachinaislandsdisputedworld-newsaseast-china-seadisputed-islandswu-qingjunThu, 23 Aug 2012 10:00:38 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Supporters wave Taiwan flags as they welcome activists aboard their fishing boat in Hong Kong Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. A group of Hong Kong activists deported from Japan after landing on disputed islands in the East China Sea returned home to a hero's welcome. The seven activists who returned Wednesday were part of a 14-person group that evaded the Japanese Coast Guard to reach the islands a week ago. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)</p><p>Supporters wave Chinese national flags and Taiwan flags to greet Chinese activists deported back from Japan after their fishing vessel "Kai Fung No.2" docked in Hong Kong Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. A group of Hong Kong activists deported from Japan after landing on disputed islands in the East China Sea returned home in their fishing boat to a hero's welcome. The seven activists who returned Wednesday were part of a 14-person group that evaded the Japanese Coast Guard to reach the islands a week ago. Their arrest and expulsion inflamed anti-Japan sentiment in China. The other seven were sent back by plane on Friday.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung)</p><p>Korean War veterans shout slogans during a rally against Japan's sovereignty claims over disputed islets in the Sea of Japan, called Dokdo in Korean and Takeshima in Japanese, in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)</p><p>FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2012 file photo, anti-Japan protesters shout slogans while marching with Chinese national flags and banners towards the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, China. Chinese government's sensitivity over protests that took place in several Chinese cities on Aug. 19 over the set of islands, known as Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan, reflects its perpetual fear that allowing its people too much freedom to hold protests, any protests, could snowball into domestic dissidence. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan, File, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2012 file photo, an anti-Japan protester tears Japanese Rising Sun Flag during a rally outside the Japanese Consulate General in Hong Kong as they demand Japanese government to release Chinese activists arrested in Japan after landing on Uotsuri Island, one of the islands of Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese. Chinese government's sensitivity over protests that took place in several Chinese cities on Aug. 19 over the set of islands, known as Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan, reflects its perpetual fear that allowing its people too much freedom to hold protests, any protests, could snowball into domestic dissidence. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2012 file photo, anti-Japan protesters march in Chengdu, in southwestern China's Sichuan province. Chinese government's sensitivity over protests that took place in several Chinese cities on the day over the set of islands, known as Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan, reflects its perpetual fear that allowing its people too much freedom to hold protests, any protests, could snowball into domestic dissidence. (AP Photo/File) CHINA OUT</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/22/13408407-japan-condemns-china-skorea-for-island-landingshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/22/13408407-japan-condemns-china-skorea-for-island-landingshong-kongasiaislandsdisputedsouth-koreasouth-koreanworld-newsaseast-china-seadisputed-islandsWed, 22 Aug 2012 07:43:28 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Activist Why Yang, right, captain of Hong Kong fishing vessel "Kai Fung No. 2" waves after arriving at Hong Kong Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. A group of Hong Kong activists deported from Japan after landing on disputed islands in the East China Sea returned home in their fishing boat to a hero's welcome. The seven activists who returned Wednesday were part of a 14-person group that evaded the Japanese Coast Guard to reach the islands a week ago. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)</p><p>Supporters wave Taiwan flags as they welcome activists aboard their fishing boat in Hong Kong Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. A group of Hong Kong activists deported from Japan after landing on disputed islands in the East China Sea returned home to a hero's welcome. The seven activists who returned Wednesday were part of a 14-person group that evaded the Japanese Coast Guard to reach the islands a week ago. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)</p><p>Chinese activist Tsang Kin Shing, right, meets Lau Kong-wah, fourth left, a member of pro-Beijing party Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) in Hong Kong Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. A group of Hong Kong activists deported from Japan after landing on disputed islands in the East China Sea has returned home in their fishing boat to a hero's welcome. The seven activists who returned Wednesday were part of a 14-person group that evaded the Japanese Coast Guard to reach the islands a week ago. The other seven, including Tsang were sent back by plane last Friday. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)</p><p>Hong Kong fishing vessel "Kai Fung No. 2" is greeted by supporters as it arrives at Hong Kong Victoria harbour Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. A group Hong Kong activists deported from Japan after landing on disputed islands in the East China Sea returned home in their fishing boat to a hero's welcome. The seven activists who returned Wednesday were part of a 14-person group that evaded the Japanese Coast Guard to reach the islands a week ago. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)</p><p>Korean War veterans shout slogans during a rally against Japan's sovereignty claims over disputed islets in the Sea of Japan, called Dokdo in Korean and Takeshima in Japanese, in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)</p><p>FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2012 file photo, anti-Japan protesters shout slogans while marching with Chinese national flags and banners towards the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, China. Chinese government's sensitivity over protests that took place in several Chinese cities on Aug. 19 over the set of islands, known as Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan, reflects its perpetual fear that allowing its people too much freedom to hold protests, any protests, could snowball into domestic dissidence. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan, File, File)</p><p>Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda arrives at a press conference at his official residence in Tokyo, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012. Japan's relations with Seoul have rapidly deteriorated since South Korean President Lee Myung-bak visited tiny islets in the Sea of Japan this month to push his country's claim to them. Days later, a boatful of Chinese activists landed on a group of East China Sea islands claimed by Japan, China and Taiwan. Noda said Japan will strengthen security around the East China Sea islands to prevent future landing attempts. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)</p><p>People watch a TV news broadcasting that Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks during a press conference, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012. Japan on Friday called on South Korea to end its “illegal occupation” of tiny islets in the strongest language yet so far in a dispute that has sent the two countries’ relations to the lowest levels in years.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)</p><p>Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks during a press conference at his official residence in Tokyo, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012. Japan's relations with Seoul have rapidly deteriorated since South Korean President Lee Myung-bak visited tiny islets in the Sea of Japan this month to push his country's claim to them. Days later, a boatful of Chinese activists landed on a group of East China Sea islands claimed by Japan, China and Taiwan. Noda said Japan will strengthen security around the East China Sea islands to prevent future landing attempts. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)</p>