Residents protest against the Japanese government's "purchase" of China's Diaoyu Islands in front of the Japanese embassy in Beijing on Sunday. [China Daily] |
The Diaoyu Islands and the affiliated islets have been China's inherent territory since ancient times. The Japanese government's so-called "islands-buying" is ridiculous, illegal and invalid, which cannot change the fact that China claims territorial sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands and the affiliated islets.
The essence of the Japanese government's arbitrary "nationalization" of the Diaoyu Islands is Japan's intention to nibble Chinese territory in a gradual way. This kind of trick underestimates Chinese people's wisdom, determination and capability to defend the territory and sovereignty. The Japanese government, which thinks "nationalization" is a brilliant move, is actually about to fall off the dangerous abyss.