Japanese PM holds out olive branch to China
- Published: 22 Jan 2013 at 19.45
- Online news: Asia
Hawkish Japanese premier Shinzo Abe held out an olive branch to China on Tuesday, sending a letter to Beijing's leader-in-waiting to be hand-delivered by a coalition ally.
The disputed islands known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China in the East China Sea, seen on September 15, 2010. Hawkish Japanese premier Shinzo Abe has held out an olive branch to China, sending a letter to Beijing's leader-in-waiting to be hand-delivered by a coalition ally.
The move comes after months of diplomatic tussles between China and Japan over the sovereignty of a disputed island chain in the East China Sea that have seen repeated maritime encounters.
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