April 7, 2015

"China on Tuesday reiterated its sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands and their affiliated islets after new Japanese history textbooks described them as Japanese territory.

China is seriously concerned about Japan's revisions to the textbooks, said Foreign Ministry representative Hua Chunying at a routine press conference.

Japan's Education Ministry approved 18 textbooks on history, civics and geography on Monday that will be used from next year in junior high schools."

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