Plan to buy islands 'unacceptable'
<p><span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="reiterated">reiterated</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sovereignty">sovereignty</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Diaoyu">Diaoyu</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="following">following</span> <span word="thegovernor">thegovernor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="islands">islands</span>.</p><p><span word="Shintaro">Shintaro</span> <span word="Ishihara">Ishihara</span>, <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="governor">governor</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="prefecture">prefecture</span> <span word="isnegotiating">isnegotiating</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> "<span word="owner">owner</span>" <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="islands">islands</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>", <span word="Kyodo">Kyodo</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="Ishihara">Ishihara</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="Heritage">Heritage</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="islets">islets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Diaoyu">Diaoyu</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Ishihara">Ishihara</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="are">are</span> "<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="family">family</span>".</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Diaoyu">Diaoyu</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="affiliated">affiliated</span> <span word="islets">islets</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="territory">territory</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="undisputable">undisputable</span> <span word="sovereignty">sovereignty</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="islands">islands</span>, <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Weimin">Weimin</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Any">Any</span> <span word="unilateral">unilateral</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Diaoyu">Diaoyu</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="affiliated">affiliated</span> <span word="islets">islets</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="invalid">invalid</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="belong">belong</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span>," <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="governor">governor</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="relevant">relevant</span> <span word="prefectural">prefectural</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> "<span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="detailed">detailed</span> <span word="request">request</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Ishihara">Ishihara</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span>".</p><p><span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Jiji">Jiji</span> <span word="Press">Press</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="would">would</span> "<span word="give">give</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="frictions">frictions</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>".</p><p><span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sovereignty">sovereignty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Diaoyu">Diaoyu</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="frequent">frequent</span> <span word="friction">friction</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shadow">shadow</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>. <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1990<span word="s">s</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Diaoyu">Diaoyu</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="control">control</span>.</p>
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