China summons US, Japan envoys over remarks on disputed island

April 25, 2014 21:37

China today summoned American and Japanese ambassadors here separately and lodged protest over a joint statement issued during US President Barack Obama's visit to Tokyo that asserted their bilateral security treaty was applicable to the disputed islands in the East China Sea.

"Leading officials of the Foreign Ministry have summoned the US ambassador and the Japanese ambassador on separate occasions and lodged solemn representations," China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said in a statement.

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