China dismisses Japan plan to buy disputed islands

BEIJING (Reuters) – China's Foreign Ministry said it would continue to take “necessary measures” to safeguard its sovereignty over a number of disputed islands in the East China Sea after Japan said it was considering a plan to “buy” them from private landowners. The uninhabited islands, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, have long been the centre of maritime territorial disputes … Continue reading