Diaoyu impasse calls for new ideas(5)

Make full use of law

Yu Zhirong, a researcher at the Chinese Maritime Development Research Center

The latest civilian movement asserting sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands was held on August 15, which was a great date. Japan promised to maintain peace on the same date 67 years ago.

Safeguarding rights is a political issue. We need to use the law, learn it, apply it, know it, but also go beyond the law.

There should be an approach of combining the diplomatic, administrative, media, official and public means, as well as proper stimulus for civil society.

Without the civilian movements to protect the Diaoyu Islands, we can only rely on diplomatic authorities.

China needs to make full use of international law to protect ourselves and check provocateurs.

Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara claimed he would purchase the Diaoyu Islands, and Japan wants to nationalize and militarize the Diaoyu Islands. Therefore, we have to take a hard and uncompromising attitude.

As a permanent member of the UN Security Council, China can take the initiative to talk with Japan and ask Japan to interpret the definition of inherent territory.