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14 December 2012 Last updated at 17:57 GMT
China submits East China Sea islands claim to UN
China has submitted to the UN a detailed explanation of its claims to a
disputed area of the East China Sea.
It argues that certain geological features prove its territory extends out to a
group of islands near Japan.
A UN commission of geological experts will examine China's submission but does
not have the authority to resolve conflicting claims.
Beijing and Tokyo have long laid claim to the islands, known as Senkaku in
Japan and Diaoyu in China.
Tensions flared up again in September after the Japanese government bought
three of the islands from their private Japanese owner, triggering public
protests in some Chinese cities.
Since then Chinese ships have been sailing in and out of waters around the
islands, prompting warnings from Japan.
There was another diplomatic spat on Thursday after a Chinese government plane
flew near the disputed islands.
Tokyo responded by scrambling fighter jets. Both countries accused the other of
violating their air space.
In its submission to the UN, China argues: "Physiognomy and geological
characteristics show that the continental shelf in the East China Sea is the
natural prolongation of China's land territory.
"The natural prolongation of the continental shelf of China in the East China
Sea extends to the Okinawa Trough, which is an important geographical unit
featuring remarkable partition," Xinhua news agency reports the document as
saying.
The islands lie some 200km (124 miles) off Japan's Okinawa island and beyond
China's 200 nautical mile (370km) exclusive economic zone. They form part of
Okinawa prefecture and are controlled by Japan.
Taiwan also lays claim to the islands, which are close to strategically
important shipping lanes. The waters around the islands offer rich fishing
grounds and are thought to contain oil deposits.
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