. ▁He ▁added ▁that ▁China – J apan ▁relations ▁would ▁remain ▁stra ined ▁until ▁the ▁purchase ▁was ▁revers ed . ▁A ▁statement ▁from ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Foreign ▁Ministry ▁later ▁read : ▁" The ▁Chinese ▁side ▁will ▁by ▁no ▁means ▁toler ate ▁any ▁un il ater al ▁action ▁by ▁the ▁Japanese ▁side ▁on ▁the ▁Dia oy u ▁Islands ▁. " ▁The ▁same ▁day , ▁Japanese ▁ ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Y oshi h iko ▁N oda ▁said ▁after ▁the ▁UN GA ▁meeting : ▁" So ▁far ▁as ▁the ▁Sen k aku ▁islands ▁are ▁concerned , ▁they ▁are ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁our ▁territory ▁in ▁the ▁light ▁of ▁history ▁and ▁of ▁international ▁law . ▁It ▁is ▁very ▁clear ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁territorial ▁issues ▁as ▁such . ▁Therefore ▁there ▁cannot ▁be ▁any ▁comprom ise ▁that ▁could ▁mean ▁any ▁set back ▁from ▁this ▁basic ▁position . ▁I ▁have ▁to ▁make ▁that ▁very ▁clear . ▁The ▁resolution ▁of ▁this ▁issue ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁by ▁force , ▁but ▁calm ly , ▁through ▁reason ▁and ▁with ▁respect ▁for ▁international ▁law ." ▁The ▁dispute ▁re - ar ose ▁after ▁Yang ▁spoke ▁about ▁the ▁issue ▁at ▁the ▁General ▁Deb ate ▁and ▁Japan ▁then ▁respond ed ▁during ▁the ▁Right ▁of ▁Rep ly ▁and ▁was ▁counter ed ▁by ▁China , ▁leading ▁to ▁re but tal ▁by ▁Japan ▁and ▁another ▁statement ▁by ▁China . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Deb ate , ▁discussion ▁involved ▁the ▁recently ▁passed ▁controvers y ▁over ▁In noc ence ▁of ▁Muslim s ▁and ▁the ▁violent