Getting tougher on Japan

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Vladivostok, Russia, gave President Hu Jintao and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda an opportunity to meet, although just briefly. What they specifically chatted about is unknown to the public.

According to reports, Hu briefed the Japanese leader on China's stance regarding the countries' dispute over the Diaoyu Islands.

Attempts by the central and local governments in Japan to get their hands on China's Diaoyu Islands this year have driven the two countries apart and led to an emotional and political stalemate.