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Japan says China must use sea power peacefully

The dispute over the Senkakus has rumbled in the background of Tokyo-Beijing relations for decades but came into focus earlier this year when a Japanese nationalist politician announced he wanted to buy them.

Rightwingers on both sides launched landings on the rocky outcrops before Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda stepped in to buy part of the chain from their private owner.

Beijing reacted with fury, allowing sometimes violent demonstrations across the country that targeted Japanese business interests and put a dampener on the huge bilateral trade relationship.

Takashi Terada, professor of international politics at Doshisha University in Kyoto, said there was no end in sight to the territorial row.

Terada said Hu, due to be replaced as party chief by Vice President Xi Jinping, was using the congress speech as a call to arms for his successors.

“This is Hu’s message to the next leaders that it is a long-term issue and China should not give up (the islands),” he said.

“Although Xi’s diplomatic policies are still unknown, he is going to take it over. This problem is unlikely to make progress until after a power change occurs in Japan as China is so disappointed with Noda’s decision to nationalise the islands.”

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