Abe's weekend posturing seen as delivering 'contradictory' message
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has reiterated Tokyo's hard-line position on the Diaoyu Islands, during a tour of Okinawa, amid continuing tension over the East China Sea islands.
Observers said a speech by Abe on Saturday represented a setback.
Abe was commenting on patrols by Chinese government vessels in the waters off the islands, while praising officers of Japan's regional coast guard office on the southern island of Okinawa.
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