Japan, China in verbal war at U.N.

Japan, China in verbal war at U.N.

NEW YORK, United States - Li Baodong (L), Chinese ambassador to the United Nations, speaks at the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Sept. 27, 2012, as part of a verbal war between top officials from Japan and China. After Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and Kazuo Kodama, the Japanese deputy ambassador to the United Nations, exchanged words over the sovereignty of a cluster of islands in the East China Sea, Li said in his subsequent rebuttal, "The recent so-called island purchase by the Japanese government is nothing different from money laundering."

Japan, China in verbal war at U.N.

Japan, China in verbal war at U.N.

NEW YORK, United States - Combination photo shows Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (L) and Kazuo Kodama, the Japanese deputy ambassador to the United Nations, addressing the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Sept. 27, 2012. Yang accused Japan of stealing a cluster of islands in the East China Sea and "grossly" violating Chinese sovereignty in the process, while the Japanese envoy said in a rebuttal session following Yang's speech that the Senkaku Islands are "clearly an inherent territory of Japan based on historical facts and international law."

Japan refutes China speech

Japan refutes China speech

NEW YORK, United States - The Japanese deputy ambassador to the United Nations, Kazuo Kodama, speaks at the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Sept. 27, 2012. In a rebuttal session following a speech of Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, the Japanese envoy said the Senkaku Islands are "clearly an inherent territory of Japan based on historical facts and international law."

Japan stresses need for speedy UNSC reform

Japan stresses need for speedy UNSC reform

NEW YORK, United States - Kazuo Kodama, Japan's deputy U.N. ambassador, speaks with reporters in New York on Nov. 28, 2011. During intergovernmental talks on the reform of the U.N. Security Council at the U.N. headquarters earlier the same day, Kodama stressed the need for facilitating the reform in a speedy manner.

Japan stresses need for speedy UNSC reform

Japan stresses need for speedy UNSC reform

NEW YORK, United States - Kazuo Kodama, Japan's deputy U.N. ambassador, speaks with reporters in New York on Nov. 28, 2011. During intergovernmental talks on the reform of the U.N. Security Council at the U.N. headquarters earlier the same day, Kodama stressed the need for facilitating the reform in a speedy manner. (Kyodo)