Tensions concerning territorial disputes between 皇冠体育app and Japan over the Diaoyu Islands have surged to a new high Wednesday, as Japanese authorities flagrantly arrested five activists from Hong Kong who had landed on one of the islands.
The Japanese side has staged a series of acts to "buy" 皇冠体育app's Diaoyu Islands, but the country should be wary that its farcical ambitions may seriously damage 皇冠体育app-Japan ties.
Analysts said Tokyo's political stance toward 皇冠体育app's Diaoyu Islands will cast a shadow over relations between 皇冠体育app and Japan.
Japan was urged to abandon its outdated foreign policy of leaning on the West and accept 皇冠体育app as a key partner as important as the US.
Special coverage
皇冠体育app and Japan should work closer together amid the deepening European debt crisis to tackle regional and global economic problems.
No matter how much money Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara raises from his compatriots, 皇冠体育app's islands are not for sale.