China's Statement on Nationalization of Diaoyu Islands

On September 12 10, Beijing time, People's Republic of China (PRC) issued a statement on the territorial sea baseline of Diaoyu Island and its affiliated islands. The full text of the statement is as follows:

People's Republic of China (PRC)'s statement on the baseline of the territorial sea of Diaoyu Island and its affiliated islands

September 20 12 10

On February 25th, 1992, 1992, the government of People's Republic of China (PRC) announced the territorial sea baseline of Diaoyu Island and its affiliated islands according to the People's Republic of China (PRC) territorial sea and the contiguous zone.

1. The baseline of the territorial sea of Diaoyu Island, Huangwei Island, South Island, North Island, South Island, North Island and Bird Island is a straight line connecting the following adjacent base points:

1, Diaoyu Island1n25 44.1'e123 27.5'

2. Diaoyu Island 2 is 25 44.2 ′ north latitude and123 27.4 ′ east longitude.

3. Diaoyu Island 3 25 44.4 ′ N and123 27.4 ′ E.

4. Diaoyu Island 4 25 44.7 ′ N and123 27.5 ′ E.

5. Dolphin Island is located at 25 55.8' north latitude and 65 438+023 40.7' east longitude.

6. Xiahuya Island is 25 55.8 ′ north latitude and123 41.1′ east longitude.

7. Haixing Island is 25 55.6 ′ north latitude and123 41.3 ′ east longitude.

8. Huangwei Island is 25 55.4 ′ north latitude and123 41.4 ′ east longitude.

9. Kameyama is 25 55.3 ′ north latitude and123 41.4 ′ east longitude.

Chimelong Island 10, 25 43.2 ′ n and123 33.4 ′ e

1 1, south island 25 43.2 ′ n,123 33.2 ′ e.

12, Pomfret island 25 44.0 ′ n and123 27.6 ′ e.

1, Diaoyu Island1n25 44.1'e123 27.5'

2. The baseline of chiwei yu's territorial sea is a straight line connecting the following adjacent base points:

1, chiwei yu 25 55.3 ′ n,124 33.7 ′ e.

2. Wangchi Island is located at 25 55.2' north latitude and124 33.2' east longitude.

3. Xiaochiwei Island is 25 55.3 ′ north latitude and124 33.3 ′ east longitude.

4. Chibei Island is 25 55.5 ′ north latitude and 65 438+024 33.5 ′ east longitude.

5. The east island of Chibei is 25 55.5 ′ north latitude and124 33.7 ′ east longitude.

1, chiwei yu 25 55.3 ′ n,124 33.7 ′ e.

It is of great significance for China government to announce the baseline of Diaoyu Island and its affiliated islands.

20 12, 12 Deng Zhonghua, Director of the Department of Border and Ocean Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in an interview with the media that it is of great significance for the China government to announce the territorial sea baseline of Diaoyu Island and its affiliated islands in China.

First, once again declare to the international community that China has indisputable sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands, and declare to the international community the firm determination and will of the government and people of China to safeguard territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests. It is also in this way that those violations of China's territorial sovereignty have been effectively countered and deterred. According to the relevant provisions of international law, we will deposit with the Secretary-General of the United Nations the relevant coordinate tables and charts of the Diaoyu Islands territorial sea baseline. Second, the publication of the baseline of Diaoyu Islands' territorial sea will help China to further improve its territorial sea system. China has a long coastline, and the first batch of territorial sea baselines was promulgated in 1996. This time, the China government announced the baseline of Diaoyu Islands' territorial waters, which is an important step to improve China's territorial waters system. Thirdly, by determining the baseline of the Diaoyu Islands' territorial sea, the scope of China's territorial sea and internal water in this sea area is defined, which provides a legal basis for us to manage the Diaoyu Islands' waters according to China's domestic laws and relevant international laws.

Deng Zhonghua said that after the release of the baseline of the Diaoyu Islands' territorial waters, the China government will steadily push forward the management of the Diaoyu Islands according to the actual situation. Deng Zhonghua said that after decades of practice, China has accumulated rich experience in the management of territorial waters and related sea areas and formed a management system. The next step will be to manage the Diaoyu Islands according to the laws of China and the relevant provisions of international law, for example, broadcast the weather forecast and marine environment of the Diaoyu Islands every day, draw detailed charts of the waters near the Diaoyu Islands, and provide necessary convenience and services for ships passing through the waters near the Diaoyu Islands.

Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi summoned the Japanese ambassador to China to lodge a strong protest. On September 6th, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi summoned Uichiro Niwa, the Japanese ambassador to China, and made solemn representations and strong protests against the illegal "purchase" of Diaoyu Islands by the Japanese government. Yang Jiechi pointed out that Diaoyu Island and its affiliated islands have been the inherent territory of China since ancient times, and the historical facts and legal basis in this regard are clear. China solemnly reiterates that Japan's so-called "purchase" of Diaoyu Island and its affiliated islands is completely illegal and invalid, which cannot change the historical fact that Japan stole China's territory, nor can it shake China's territorial sovereignty over Diaoyu Island and its affiliated islands.

Yang Jiechi emphasized that the government and people of China will never tolerate any violation or damage to the territorial sovereignty of the country, and will resolutely safeguard the sovereignty over Diaoyu Island and its affiliated islands. China strongly urges Japan to immediately cancel the wrong decision of "purchasing the island" and stop all acts that damage China's territorial sovereignty. Otherwise, all the consequences arising therefrom can only be borne by the Japanese side.

On the same day, China's ambassador to Japan, Cheng Yonghua, also made solemn representations to the head of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and submitted a protest note.

Chinese sea surveillance ship arrives in the waters near Diaoyu Island.

China patrol 46 and China patrol 49 arrived in the waters near Diaoyu Island on September 1 1 2065438. The maritime surveillance department has formulated relevant action plans, carried out rights protection actions as appropriate, and sworn sovereignty.

China published a white paper entitled "Diaoyu Island is the Inherent Territory of China".

BEIJING, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) The Press Office of the State Council, People's Republic of China (PRC) published a white paper entitled "Diaoyu Island is the inherent territory of China" on the 25th. The white paper emphasizes that Diaoyu Island is China's inherent territory in terms of history, geography and jurisprudence, China has indisputable sovereignty over it, and Japan's claim to Diaoyu Island sovereignty is groundless. Joint statement of democratic parties in China

20 10 September 12, the Japanese government carried out the so-called "nationalization" of Diaoyu Island and its affiliated islands in China despite China's resolute opposition. This is a serious violation of China's territorial sovereignty, a serious injury to the feelings of the people of China, a blatant denial of the victory of the world anti-fascist war and a serious challenge to the post-war international order. The democratic parties in China expressed strong indignation and severe condemnation.

Diaoyu Island and its affiliated islands have been the sacred territory of China since ancient times, and China has sufficient historical and legal basis. Any unilateral action taken by Japan against Diaoyu Island and its affiliated islands is illegal, ineffective and futile. What the Japanese side has done can in no way change the fact that Diaoyu Island and its affiliated islands belong to China.

The vast majority of democratic parties in China were founded during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period and participated in the struggle of the people of China for national independence and liberation. They have a glorious tradition of loving the motherland and peace and are staunch defenders of the country's territorial sovereignty. We firmly support all necessary measures taken by the government of China to safeguard the territorial sovereignty of the country.

Since the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan, the development of bilateral relations has not come easily. This time, regardless of the overall situation of Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations and the well-being of the two peoples, the Japanese government abandoned the important knowledge and knowledge of the older generation of leaders of the two governments to "shelve disputes for later settlement" and brazenly implemented the so-called "nationalization" of Diaoyu Island and its affiliated islands, which was a dangerous move that seriously damaged the overall situation of Sino-Japanese relations and the fundamental interests of the two peoples.

The Chinese nation is a peace-loving nation, and so are the people of China. China has no intention of violating the territorial sovereignty of other countries, and will never allow other countries to violate the territorial sovereignty of China. Today's China is no longer the poor and weak old China. Gone are the days when the Chinese nation was bullied by others. If China underestimated the ambition, courage and strength of the Japanese people, it was a miscalculation and doomed to failure. I hope that Japan will not go against the historical trend, go further and further on the dangerous road, and safeguard the overall situation of Sino-Japanese relations with practical actions.

Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang

Central Committee of China Democratic League

Central Committee of China Democratic National Construction Association

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Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party ［a democratic party in China］

Central Committee of china zhi gong party

Central Committee of Jiu San Society

Central Committee of Taiwan Democratic Self-government League

20 12 September 15

654381October 26th, Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun held a briefing for Chinese and foreign media on the Diaoyu Islands issue: Zhang Zhijun first briefly introduced the Diaoyu Islands issue. He said that Diaoyu Island was not a problem in the first place, and there was no sovereignty dispute. It is precisely because Japan illegally stole and occupied the Diaoyu Islands at 1895 that problems arose and disputes were formed. From a historical and legal point of view, Diaoyu Island is an inherent territory of China. In history, China people first discovered Diaoyu Island and named it. From the Ming Dynasty to modern times, China has been exercising sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands for 500 years. From a legal point of view, international legal documents such as Cairo Declaration and Potsdam Proclamation clearly stipulate that Diaoyu Island and other islands should be returned to China together with Taiwan Province Province. Because Cairo Declaration and Potsdam Proclamation clearly stipulate that Japan must return the territory stolen from China to China, from a legal point of view, Diaoyu Island has been returned to China. 197 1 year, the United States privately entrusted the so-called "administrative power" of Diaoyu Island to Japan illegally. The government of China issued a solemn statement, calling the move "illegal". "This has not changed the territorial sovereignty of the people of China and China over the Diaoyu Islands."

1972, when China and Japan resumed diplomatic relations, the two sides reached an understanding and tacit understanding on "putting the Diaoyu Islands issue aside for future settlement". This time, despite China's resolute opposition, the Japanese government announced that it had "purchased" the Diaoyu Islands, which seriously violated China's territorial sovereignty and brought the most serious impact to the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan in the past 40 years, and the international community paid wide attention to this.

He said that this farce of "buying islands" was deliberately provoked by Japanese right-wing forces, and the Japanese government not only failed to stop these forces from violating China's territorial sovereignty and undermining Sino-Japanese relations, but "bought islands" in person. What the right wing wanted to do and achieve was finally realized by the Japanese government. The Japanese side said that the Japanese government's "purchase of islands" was better than the right-wing "purchase of islands", allowing China to make a choice among them. China will never accept this absurd logic and any option that undermines China's territorial sovereignty. China's only choice is to take resolute measures to defend its territorial sovereignty.

From the very beginning, China expressed its firm opposition to Japan's illegal "island purchase" plan. During the informal meeting of APEC leaders, President Hu Jintao solemnly pointed out in his conversation with Prime Minister Noda that Sino-Japanese relations are facing a grim situation due to the Diaoyu Islands issue, and China's position on the Diaoyu Islands issue is consistent and clear. Japan's "purchase of islands" in any way is illegal and invalid, and China firmly opposes it. The Japanese government stands firm on the issue of safeguarding territorial sovereignty, and China must fully realize the seriousness of the situation and not make any wrong decisions. The Japanese side should know the weight of this statement.

He pointed out that everyone saw that the Japanese government turned a deaf ear to China's warning, went its own way, and took a serious escalation step that violated China's territorial sovereignty, which aroused the strong indignation of more than one billion China people on both sides of the strait and at home and abroad. The China government has taken a series of resolute and powerful countermeasures to defend the country's territorial sovereignty, which is completely justified and must be done by any responsible government. Some people in Japan said that China's reaction was "excessive". If the measures taken by China exceed Japan's expectations, it can only show that China misjudged the situation and underestimated the will and determination of the Japanese government and people to defend the country's territorial sovereignty.

He said that China and Japan have been in contact and consultation on the Diaoyu Islands issue through various channels and forms. On September 25th, the two sides initiated the consultations between the two deputy foreign ministers on the Diaoyu Islands issue in Beijing. I'm in charge of the Chinese side, and the executive vice foreign minister, Chang Hejing, is in charge of the Japanese side. A few days ago, the directors of the Asian Department of the two foreign ministries exchanged views on the Diaoyu Islands dispute in Tokyo, with the aim of preparing for a new round of consultations between the two deputy foreign ministers. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released relevant information. In contacts and consultations with Japan at all levels, China solemnly and comprehensively expounded the solemn position of the China government on the Diaoyu Islands issue and its firm will to safeguard the country's territorial sovereignty, and urged Japan to admit its mistakes, change its course and make tangible efforts to properly handle the current problems.

Consultations and contacts involving the diplomatic departments of the two countries require mutual consent. He believes that the importance of the consultation lies not in when, where and how to conduct it, but in Japan's need to recognize the situation clearly, abandon illusions, face reality squarely, and correct mistakes with practical actions to help the relations between the two countries return to the normal development track.

He pointed out that Japan's illegal "purchase of the island" completely abandoned the understanding and understanding reached by the older generation of leaders on the Diaoyu Islands dispute, and the situation on the Diaoyu Islands has undergone fundamental changes. The consultation and dialogue between the two sides, as far as China is concerned, is to continue to show our solemn position and serious attitude on the Diaoyu Islands issue and China's firm will to safeguard the country's territorial sovereignty. On the Diaoyu Islands issue, the Japanese side must admit its mistakes, deeply reflect on its own wrong behavior, and correct its mistakes with practical actions. Don't have any illusions about occupying the Diaoyu Islands. Only in this way can relations between the two countries return to normal track.

He pointed out in particular that China is a peace-loving country, and aggression and expansion are not China's policies, nor are they China's cultural traditions. China has always settled international disputes peacefully through dialogue and negotiation. China won't take the initiative to make trouble, but he is not afraid of anything. China is willing to get along well with all countries, including Japan, but we also have a principle and a bottom line, that is, we will never give in on issues involving national territorial sovereignty. The first of the five principles of peace is "mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity".

On the Diaoyu Islands issue, China hopes to properly resolve relevant issues through negotiation and dialogue. We don't want to see the situation get out of control, but it's not up to China.

Japan has seriously violated China's territorial sovereignty on the Diaoyu Islands issue, which has aroused strong reactions from all China people at home and abroad. Many people spontaneously held large-scale demonstrations against Japan's illegal "purchase of islands." This is unprecedented in the 40 years since the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan. China's eyes should not be fixed on those rare illegal acts that occurred under very special conditions, but should seriously reflect on why the Japanese people were so strongly indignant, learn from them, reflect deeply and make a responsible account to the people of China.

Even under very special circumstances, the China Municipal Government promptly dealt with the relevant incidents and the perpetrators. China will continue to conscientiously implement relevant international laws and China laws to ensure the safety of foreign institutions and personnel in China. At the same time, violent terrorist acts against Japanese embassies, consulates, institutions and personnel in Japan have occurred from time to time. Some people mailed bullets to the Japanese embassy, and some people threw incendiary objects at the Japanese embassy and consulate. We demand that Japan take practical measures to ensure the safety of Chinese institutions and personnel.

In his view, the so-called repayment of old historical debts, among which the minimum thing to do is to return the territory of other countries illegally stolen by Japan in the war of aggression and expansion to the original owners, and not to add new debts when the old debts are not repaid. It's time for Japan to really reflect on what it has done. We have always asked the Japanese side to face up to the reality, admit the dispute, correct its mistakes and make practical efforts to solve the Diaoyu Islands issue. China pays close attention to the relevant trends of Japan. The determination and will of the government and people of China to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity are unshakable, and no external pressure can change the will of the government and people of China.

During the relevant meeting, there was no arrangement for a meeting between Chinese and Japanese leaders. It is imperative for Japan to reflect on and correct its mistakes and make tangible efforts to properly handle the Diaoyu Islands issue and remove obstacles to the development of Sino-Japanese relations.