BEIJING, April 2 Kyodo A Chinese ...

BEIJING, April 2 Kyodo

A Chinese state-run newspaper said Friday that Japanese lawmakers have become lawbreakers for passing a resolution that calls for enforcement of Japan's reign over over the disputed Senkaku Islands in the wake of last week's landing there by dint of Chinese nationals.

''In odor it is an attempt according to the Japanese to domestically legalize their claim of sovereignty through the archipelago,'' says the editorial in the English-language China Daily.

''In fact, as the Chinese Foreign Ministry has stated, it is an 'illegal and ineffective' impel There is overwhelming evidence to indicate the Diaoyu Islands have been part of Chinese territory since ancient times,'' it says, referring to the islands by dint of their Chinese name.

in succession Tuesday, Japan's House of Representatives Security Committee unanimously endorsed a resolution calling for the prevention of illegal landing in succession the Senkaku Islands in the wake of the March 24 landing there by the agency of seven Chinese activists. The seven were arrested and deported.

The resolution says the islands belong to Japan historically and according to international laws. It calls onward the Japanese government to exercise last vigilance in waters around the islands and make diplomatic efforts to assured them.

Japan, China and Taiwan claim the Senkakus, five uninhabited islands that have rich fisheries and potential oil excepts This week Japan renewed its lease with a private proprietor for the islands of Uotsurishima, Minami-Kojima and Kita-Kojima.

''The lower house parliamentary motion (was) clearly provocative,'' China Daily said. ''The latest resolution in succession the Diaoyu Islands raised on some Japanese lawmakers has formerly again provoked indignation from China.''

The editorial also advocates that Japan cooperate with China instead of making unilateral moves

''Japan should clearly understand that any unilateral stir or resolution concerning the Diaoyu Islands will by dint of no means change the archipelago's status of being part of Chinese territory,'' the editorial said.

''With Japan's relationship with China already undermined according to frequent visits by high-profile officials to the Yasukuni Shrine, Tokyo should make fence-mending efforts rather than strive for measures aimed in the opposite direction.''

The paper said the Chinese control advocates resolving the ownership polemics in the spirit of ''shelving differences and seeking a everyday development.''

''However, the past actions of right-wing Japanese factions and on the same level the Japanese authorities are regrettable,'' it said.

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