There are solid reasons for China to claim ownership of the Diaoyu Islands.
The islands have been under the jurisdiction of China’s navy as islands affiliated with Taiwan since the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). The Ming and Qing dynasties of China exercised sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands and their affiliated islands, and officially included them in maps.
A group of Hong Kong residences protest in front of Japanese Consulate in Hong Kong on July 6, 2013.
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6月28日下午，犹他大学暑期汉语项目十周年庆典在汉语言文化学院五楼隆重举行。汉语言文化学院院长王立新，犹他大学孔子学院院长吴伏生教授，副院长刘春兰等领导出席了本次庆典。
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By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, July 5, 2013, –The Seventh Anniversary Celebrating Banquet of National Asian Women’s Association (NAWA) of Massachusetts was held at Quincy China Pearl Restaurant in the evening of June 30, 2013. About 300 guests attended this banquet, including state Rep. Tackey Chan and Hung Goon, a representative for Malden Mayor Gary Christensen. First place winners of the inaugural Talent Contest of New England Youths competed for $300 cash prize.
Ms. Van Amanda Le with contest winners Jeff Zhou (left) and Hayley Ye (right), photo by Eadwn Huang.
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【侨报周末特约记者李强波士顿报道】 6月23日下午，波城华埠热闹非凡，原来是在举行华埠主街联欢节。华埠的几条主要街道都被封闭起来，街道两边是各个文化和商业摊位，数千名游客畅游其间。而在牌楼边的司徒丽英公园里，第7届波士顿中国象棋赛的决赛也在楚河汉界之间紧张进行。
上图：黄光野（左一）、黄国威（左二）、游风标（左三）、黄纳斯（右一）、余仕昂（右二）等人给获奖选手颁奖。（黄铁镒 摄）
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Boston, July 5, 2013, —With temperatures expected above 90 degrees through the weekend, community centers, pools, and parks all open to keep people cool. BCYF cooling centers open at 1 p.m. today; extended weekend hours
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【侨报周末特约记者李强波士顿图文报道】 日前，由麻州中医学会和哈佛大学医学院联合举办的中国传统医学论坛在贝尔蒙特镇的麦克林医院替代医学中心举行。参加本次论坛的近40位医生在听取专家的专题演讲的同时，可以获得8个继续教育的学分。
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BEIJING, July 5 (Xinhua) — Four years after the traumatic July 5 riots, many people in China’s northwestern Xinjiang region still live in fear of outbreaks of deadly violence.
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【波士頓雙語網記者李強圖文報導】7月3日晚，記者應邀在羅威爾（Lowell）市觀看了波士頓紅襪隊的小聯盟羅威爾紡錘隊（Spinners）對康州老虎隊的棒球比賽。當晚是國慶節的前夜，球場內外充滿了節日的氣氛，球賽之後的煙花表演也更是讓可以容納5000名觀眾的球場座無虛席。
上圖：林子偉在7月3日的比賽中準備擊球。
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【侨报周末特约记者李强波士顿图文报道】6月23日中午烈日炎炎，气温接近华氏90度，是个夏天户外烧烤的好天气。波士顿西郊水镇（Watertown）的阿森纳公园里排起了长队，而一阵阵随风飘来的各种食物的香气更是让排队等候的华人青年协会（CYPN）的会员们迫不及待。
上图：终于排队等到羊肉串了！
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By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, July 3, 2013, — Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of New England (CCBA-NE) art class for children held an art show in the afternoon of June 29 at the meeting room of CCBA. The art show is a celebration of ending of the first-ever art class at CCBA-NE with about 40 students, their parents and CCBA-NE staff.
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