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May 16, 2013

Chinese general says Okinawa not Japan's
Beijing (AFP) May 15, 2013
A senior Chinese military officer has said the Ryukyu Islands - which include Okinawa and its US military bases - "do not belong to Japan", as a territorial row mounts between the Asian powers. The comments by People's Liberation Army Major General Luo Yuan were published by the China News Service website Tuesday, after the country's leading newspaper last week carried a call to review Tokyo's sovereignty over the chain. Luo emphasised that the islands were historically in a vassal relationshi ... read more

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