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发帖数: 3150 | 1 China has submitted to the UN a detailed explanation of its claims to a
disputed area of the East China Sea.
It argues that certain geological features prove its territory extends out
to a group of islands near Japan.
A UN commission of geological experts will examine China's submission but
does not have the authority to resolve conflicting claims.
Beijing and Tokyo have long laid claim to the islands, known as Senkaku in
Japan and Diaoyu in China.
Tensions flared up again in September after the Japanese government bought
three of the islands from their private Japanese owner, triggering public
protests in some Chinese cities.
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Japan-China disputed islands
The archipelago consists of five islands and three reefs
Japan, China and Taiwan claim them; they are controlled by Japan and
form part of Okinawa prefecture
Japanese businessman Kunioki Kurihara owned three of the islands but
sold them to the Japanese state in September
The islands were also the focus of a major diplomatic row between Japan
and China in 2010
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