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Region needs new security set-up

By Sun Jianguo | China Daily | Updated: 2014-06-18 07:17

As a responsible power in the Asia-Pacific region, China is committed to improving the lives of the people in the region, establishing good relations with neighbors and developing friendly ties with other countries, rather than establishing its hegemony.

Historically speaking, there were no or few territorial and sovereignty disputes between China and its neighbors. Only in modern times, when a weak and poor China suffered greatly from the invasion of big powers and was unable to safeguard its own rights and interests, did sovereignty disputes arise. The so-called McMahon Line, left by a colonial power, is the seed for the dispute between China and a neighbor.

Although China emerged victorious in World War II, it failed to get the rights it deserved. The Cairo Declaration clearly states that the Diaoyu Islands and other territories occupied by Japan since the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 should be returned to China. But the United States illegally transferred the right of administration of the Diaoyu Islands to Japan. The backroom deal between the US and Japan is illegitimate and invalid, and cannot change the fact that the Diaoyu Islands belong to China.

Region needs new security set-up

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