China has established its first air defense identification zone (ADIZ), the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone.
China Daily and Japan's Genron NPO think tank co-hosted a preparatory meeting on Sunday in Beijing for the 10th Beijing-Tokyo Forum, an annual event which is expected to take place in late September.
Newly deciphered Japanese wartime archives offer fresh evidence of atrocities committed by Japanese troops during the invasion of China.
Chinese people chose different ways to remember Sept 18, 1931, on Tuesday, the day Japan began its brutal 14-year occupation of parts of China.
Countries in the Asia-Pacific region have been focusing on enhancing their military capabilities.
Japan's PM Shinzo Abe stands firm on territorial dispute with China before upper house elections.
A special coverage about the Eighth Beijing-Tokyo Forum, focusing on the future of Sino-Japan ties.