Xinhua: China Denies U.S.-Japan Alliance's Diaoyu Islands Bearing

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BEIJING, April 23 (Xinhua) -- The US-Japan alliance, a bilateral arrangement made in the Cold War, should not undermine China's territorial sovereignty and legitimate rights, a Chinese spokesman said on Wednesday.

The comment came after U.S. President Barack Obama said the Diaoyu Islands "fall within the scope of Article 5 of the US-Japan Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security" in an interview with the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper ahead of his arrival in Tokyo on Wednesday.

"We firmly oppose putting the Diaoyu Islands within the scope of the US-Japan Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security," Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said at a daily news briefing.

Qin urged the United States to respect facts, take a responsible attitude, and honor its commitment of not taking sides on territorial sovereignty issues.

He also said the United States should be cautious with its words and deeds so as to play a constructive role in regional peace and stability.

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1. USA! USA!

Qin should become aware that the USA is not really about playing a "constructive role in regional peace and stability." Our nation is much more about death and destruction.