China has possessed territorial sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands and its affiliated neighboring islets since early antiquity, and still maintains the inarguable sovereignty over the archipelago. China has strong determination and?persistent will, and will staunchly safeguard its state sovereignty and territorial integrity. Japan's position on Diaoyu Islands is a public denial of the anti-Fascism victory after the WWII, which poses a grim challenge to the international post-war order.

— Li Keqiang