Tension between Japan and China rises

Nov. 23 (UPI) -- China and Japan have exchanged heated statements in regard to the airspace over a few disputed islets.

“The measures by the Chinese side have no validity whatsoever on Japan, and we demand China revoke any measures that could infringe upon the freedom of flight in international airspace,” Japanese PM Shinzo Abe said.

China has announced aircraft identification rules a zone that includes the islets they call the Diaoyu. Japan uses the name Senkaku to refer to the area.

Japan's Abe has been criticized recently for having a more aggressive foreign policy than his predecessors. The United States has said they are deeply concerned over the dispute but has yet to take sides in the matter.

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