LEADER 02653oam 2200529 450 001 9910716623003321 005 20210723080910.0 035 $a(CKB)5470000002523938 035 $a(OCoLC)857776211 035 $a(EXLCZ)995470000002523938 100 $a20130909d2013 ua 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aChina's "core interests' and the East China Sea /$fby Caitlin Campbell [and three others] 210 1$a[Washington, D.C.] :$cU.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (7 pages) 225 1 $aU.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission staff research backgrounder 300 $a"May 10, 2013." 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 330 $aAmid 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. 606 $aDiplomatic relations$2fast 606 $aInternational law$2fast 607 $aSenkaku Islands$xInternational status 607 $aChina$xForeign relations$zJapan 607 $aJapan$xForeign relations$zChina 607 $aChina$2fast 607 $aJapan$2fast 607 $aPacific Ocean$zSenkaku Islands$2fast 615 7$aDiplomatic relations. 615 7$aInternational law. 700 $aCampbell$b Caitlin$01394789 712 02$aU.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, 801 0$bDID 801 1$bDID 801 2$bOCLCO 801 2$bOCLCF 801 2$bZCU 801 2$bOCLCO 801 2$bOCLCQ 801 2$bGPO 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910716623003321 996 $aChina's "core interests' and the East China Sea$93510953 997 $aUNINA