Japan did not seem to worry about its economic ties with China when the political front was frigidly cold during the five-and-a-half years of Junichiro Koizumi's premiership.
China opposes Japan's so-called "actual control" of the Diaoyu Islands and the waters surrounding them, Foreign Ministry spokesman said Wednesday.
Beijing has lodged an official protest with Tokyo over the Dalai Lama's trip to Japan, which comes amid tense relations between the two nations.
Special: Diaoyu Islands dispute
Chinese diplomats asked Japan not to deny history, as Chinese ships continued to conduct regular patrols to defend China's sovereignty over the Diaoyu islands.
Chinese ambassador to EU Wu Hailong has rejected Japan's latest claims over the Diaoyu Islands and warned against any attempt to deny history. 
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If Japan really wants to live in peace with its Asian neighbors, it should take a hard look at its attitude toward history and learn from Germany in this respect, says China's ambassador to Britain.
Observers of several renowned Chinese think tanks on Thursday backed the foreign ministry's note on the "fundamental changes" to the Diaoyu Islands situation.
Zhang said Japan asking China to choose between the Japanese government and the right-wing forces "purchasing" the islands was like giving a choice between two kinds of poison.
Despite the fact that attitudes toward Japanese living in China have changed dramatically since September, Kawahara Keiichiro is determined to continue volunteering in the earthquake-hit areas of China.
Japan's attitude toward its history and current situation cannot help it win its neighboring countries' trust, and it will not become a real power politically if it does not face up to its wrongdoing committed in the past and at present.
On 26 October 2012, Vice-Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun gave a briefing to Chinese and foreign journalists on the Diaoyu Dao issue.
China has asked Japan to have a clear picture of the situation, correct its mistake and handle the problem between the two countries properly.
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