02653oam 2200529 450 991071662300332120210723080910.0(CKB)5470000002523938(OCoLC)857776211(EXLCZ)99547000000252393820130909d2013 ua 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierChina's "core interests' and the East China Sea /by Caitlin Campbell [and three others][Washington, D.C.] :U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission,2013.1 online resource (7 pages)U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission staff research backgrounder"May 10, 2013."Includes bibliographical references.Amid growing tensions between China and Japan over the disputed Senkaku Islands (Diaoyu in Chinese) in the East China Sea, recent Japanese press reports claimed China officially designated the islands a 'core interest.' These reports cite a statement made by a Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson at a daily press conference on April 26, 2013. According to Tokyo Kyodo News Service (Kyodo), the spokesperson said: "The Diaoyu [Senkaku] Islands are about sovereignty and territorial integrity. Of course, it's China's core interest." If China has indeed elevated the Senkaku Islands to a core interest, then this could represent a significant shift in China's policy and rhetoric on the dispute. However, close examination of China's historical use of the 'core interest' formulation and its carefully crafted statements during and following the April 26 press conference suggest the Chinese government has not changed its approach to the Senkaku Islands dispute.Diplomatic relationsfastInternational lawfastSenkaku IslandsInternational statusChinaForeign relationsJapanJapanForeign relationsChinaChinafastJapanfastPacific OceanSenkaku IslandsfastDiplomatic relations.International law.Campbell Caitlin1394789U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission,DIDDIDOCLCOOCLCFZCUOCLCOOCLCQGPOBOOK9910716623003321China's "core interests' and the East China Sea3510953UNINA