Japan must not misuse international law

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda talked about the role of the "rule of law" in peaceful settlement of disputes in the general debate of the 67th U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 26, in an attempt to find excuse for Japan's provocation of disputes over territorial land and sea with the international law. Obviously, Noda referred to the Diaoyu Islands issue, though he did not say it directly. Instead of making introspections on the Diaoyu Islands issue, the Japanese government still tries to make full use of the United Nations as a platform to "justify" its violation of norms of international law, infringement upon China's sovereignty and challenging the postwar international order. The move is self-deceiving and absurd. After ignoring historical facts and violating norms of international law, the Noda administration proposes to solve the Diaoyu Islands issue through the international law hypocritically. After the Second World War, the Diaoyu Islands and the affiliated islets have returned to China according to the international law. Japan's current stance on the Diaoyu Islands issue is a blatant denial of victory of the World War against fascism and serious challenge of the postwar international order and such international legal documents as Cairo Declaration and Potsdam Proclamation, which will be strongly condemned by the international community.The escalation of the Diaoyu Islands issue is inseparable from the tolerance of right-wing forces by Noda administration. It uses domestic right-wing forces to "nationalize" the Diaoyu Islands, an inherent part of China's territory, which seriously violates China's sovereignty and disregard the international law and postwar international order. The United Nations is the most authoritative and universally-recognized inter-governmental international organization. The international law and Charter of the United Nations are important foundations for dealing with state-to-state relations and peaceful settlement of international disputes, as well as are widely accepted and observed by the international community. It is really absurd and ridiculous that the Japanese government, which does not respect the international law in bilateral relations, seeks to use the international law to justify its illegal action. The Diaoyu Islands and its affiliated islets are an inherent part of China's territory and China has indisputable sovereignty. If Japanese government attempts to solve the dispute through the international law, it must face up to the history, obey international legal principals and suspend all the moves of violating sovereignty and territorial integrity of other countries.