Xi slams Diaoyu 'purchase'
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Vice">Vice</span>-<span word="President">President</span> <span word="Xi">Xi</span> <span word="Jinping">Jinping</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> "<span word="purchase">purchase</span>" <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Diaoyu">Diaoyu</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="farce">farce</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="infringes">infringes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sovereignty">sovereignty</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="rein">rein</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="utter">utter</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="acts">acts</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="undermine">undermine</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sovereignty">sovereignty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="territorial">territorial</span> <span word="integrity">integrity</span>," <span word="Xi">Xi</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Leon">Leon</span> <span word="Panetta">Panetta</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Pentagon">Pentagon</span> <span word="chief">chief</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="coincided">coincided</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="escalating">escalating</span> <span word="tension">tension</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Diaoyu">Diaoyu</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="purchase">purchase</span>" <span word="the">the</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> "<span word="purchase">purchase</span>" <span word="openly">openly</span> <span word="challenged">challenged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cairo">Cairo</span> <span word="Declaration">Declaration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Potsdam">Potsdam</span> <span word="Proclamation">Proclamation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="intensified">intensified</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="territorial">territorial</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span>, <span word="Xi">Xi</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Xi">Xi</span>, <span word="Panetta">Panetta</span> <span word="reiterated">reiterated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="positions">positions</span> <span word="over">over</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="termed">termed</span>, <span word="territorial">territorial</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span> <span word="concerning">concerning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="calm">calm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="restraint">restraint</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="confrontation">confrontation</span>.</p><p><span word="Addressing">Addressing</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Engineering">Engineering</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="Panetta">Panetta</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="convince">convince</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> "<span word="pivot">pivot</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>-<span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="encourages">encourages</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="allies">allies</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="engage">engage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="provocative">provocative</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="rebalance">rebalance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> "<span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="engage">engage</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expand">expand</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span>", <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="powers">powers</span>."</p>
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