• Disputes over Diaoyu Islands disputes

Diaoyu Dao and its affiliated islands are an inseparable part of the Chinese territory. Diaoyu Dao is China's inherent territory in all historical, geographical and legal terms, and China enjoys indisputable sovereignty over Diaoyu Dao.

No matter what unilateral step Japan takes over Diaoyu Dao, it will not change the fact that Diaoyu Dao belongs to China. For quite some time, Japan has repeatedly stirred up troubles on the issue of Diaoyu Dao.

On September 10, 2012, the Japanese government announced the "purchase" of Diaoyu Dao and its affiliated Nan Xiao Dao and Biaxial Dao and the implementation of the so-called "nationalization." This is a move that grossly violates China's territorial sovereignty and seriously tramples on historical facts and international jurisprudence.

• Full coverage: Diaoyu Islands disputes

• Government Whiter Paper: Diaoyu Dao: An Inherent Territory of China