China rejects japan plea to stop patrol around disputed Islands

China on Tuesday rejected the new Japanese government’s representation to stop its ships from patrolling the waters around the disputed islands in the East China Sea and asked Tokyo to stop its own planes and ships from guarding the islands instead. Asked for his reaction to Japanese government summoning the Chinese Ambassador and handing down a representation to stop patrolling by Chinese surveillance vessels in and around the islands, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Hong Lei told media here that Tokyo should stop ‘illegal activities’ in Chinese waters. China calls the islands as Diaoyu Dai and Japan as Senkakus.