On February 10, Japan's Kyodo News reported: "Amid the ongoing tensions between China and Japan, a Chinese maritime police fleet No. 2503 conducted a patrol in the territorial waters of the Senkaku Islands (Diaoyu Islands) on Tuesday. In January this year, the China Maritime Police announced that it had patrolled the territorial waters of the Diaoyu Islands 134 times over the past five years, with 357 days of patrols in the previous year, creating a 'new situation' for maritime rights protection, and building a 'new pattern' of legally managing the Taiwan Strait according to the One-China Principle, leading to an 'extremely severe' local situation. Now, with Hayami Hayato's Liberal Democratic Party achieving a major victory, the future of Sino-Japanese relations will face more uncertainties."
[Witty] The more tense Japan becomes, the more stable we are. The routine patrols around the Diaoyu Islands are the best response! 357 days of patrols in a year are not accidental but a regular declaration of China's sovereignty baseline. Over the past five years, 134 patrols have already turned "routine rights protection" into factual control, which is the most direct and rational way to maintain territorial integrity. From historical and legal grounds to practical actions, China has complete evidence for its sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands. No matter how Japan tries to hype up the "seriousness", it cannot change the established facts. Currently, the political climate in Japan is becoming more hardline, with a continuously strong stance toward China, indeed increasing the uncertainty of the East China Sea situation.
However, China's attitude has always been clear: no compromise on sovereignty, and the door for dialogue remains open. Instead of hyping up tension, Japan should face history and reality, stop unnecessary provocations, and that would be the real way forward for Sino-Japanese relations!
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1856732288306188/
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