Barack Obama has become the first US president to say the uninhabited Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea, which are claimed by China and Japan, are covered by a United States-Japan mutual defence treaty. He gave the assurance as he began a four-nation Asia tour in Tokyo yesterday. China was quick to hit back. “The so-called security alliance between the US and Japan is a bilateral arrangement made during the cold war period, and it should not be used to damage China’s sovereignty and legitimate interest,” foreign ministry…
China hits back at Obama’s assertion Japan mutual defence pact covers Diaoyus
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