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China calls on Japan to respect international order regarding Kuril issue

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Territorial Sovereignty Russia-Japan Diplomatic Relations Post-WWII International Order
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China has called on Japan to respect the post-World War II international order following Japan's protest of Vladimir Putin's visit to Iturup Island. The article outlines the historical dispute between Russia and Japan over the sovereignty of the Kuril Islands and notes Russia's position that its ownership is non-negotiable.

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Claims checked 11
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Topics 3

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What happened

China calls on Japan to honor the results of World War II, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said, commenting on Tokyo’s protest against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s trip to the Kuril Island of Iturup.

Why it matters

"The Chinese side insists that Japan honor the international order that was established after World War II in such international legal documents as the Cairo Declaration and Potsdam Manifesto," he said in a commentary that was posted on the ministry’s website.

Common ground

Beijing, in his words, is committed to the stance that "the results of the victory in the world anti-Nazi war must be respected and defended." On August 13, Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time visited the Kuril Island of Iturup.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

China has called on Japan to respect the post-World War II international order following Japan's protest of Vladimir Putin's visit to Iturup Island. The article outlines the historical dispute between Russia and Japan over the sovereignty of the Kuril Islands and notes Russia's position that its ownership is non-negotiable.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “In 2021, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin visited Iturup.”
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The visit of Mikhail Mishustin to Iturup in 2021 is confirmed by TASS, SINA English, and Wikipedia.
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web search NEUTRAL — Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin visits the Yasny fish processing factory on the Kuril island of Iturup, July 26, 2021. (Photo by AFP). Moscow to create free economic zone on Kuril Islands: Ru…
https://www.presstv.co.uk/Detail/2021/07/26/663100/Russia-Ja…
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web search NEUTRAL — MOSCOW, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin visited the disputed island of Iturup, known as Etorofu in Japanese, on Monday, triggering a new round of criticism and protests be…
https://english.sina.com/world/e/2021-07-26/detail-ikqcfnca9…
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web search NEUTRAL — On 26 July 2021, Russian prime minister Mikhail Mishustin visited the Iturup Island. Mishustin said Moscow planned to set up a special economic zone with no customs duties and a reduced set of taxes o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuril_Islands_dispute
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Claim 2: “In 1956, the Soviet Union and Japan signed a joint declaration on ceasing the state of war.”
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The 1956 joint declaration on ceasing the state of war is confirmed by TASS and Inforos news agency.
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web search NEUTRAL — In 1956, the Soviet Union and Japan signed a joint declaration on ceasing the state of war and restoring diplomatic and consular relations, but no peace treaty has been signed so far.
https://inforos.com/en/?module=news&action=view&id=79736
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web search NEUTRAL — The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from its formation in 1922 until its dissolution in 1991.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union
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web search NEUTRAL — In 1956, the Soviet Union and Japan signed a joint declaration on ceasing the state of war. The two countries resumed diplomatic and other relations, however no peace treaty has been signed until now.
https://tass.com/politics/1031368
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Claim 3: “Russia and Japan have been negotiating a post-World War II peace treaty since the mid-20th century.”
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TASS provides multiple references stating that Russia and Japan have been negotiating a post-WWII peace treaty since the mid-20th century.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Russia and Japan have been negotiating a post-World War II peace treaty since the mid-20th century
https://tass.com/world/2172199
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Moscow and Tokyo have been conducting negotiations since the middle of the last century with the aim of concluding a peace agreement following World War II.
https://tass.com/politics/2172243
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Claim 4: “Dmitry Medvedev made trips there four times: in 2010, when he was Russian president, and in 2012, 2015, and 2019, when he was prime minister.”
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TASS reports the specific dates and roles for Dmitry Medvedev's four trips (2010 as president; 2012, 2015, 2019 as prime minister).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia and Japan have a territorial dispute over the four southernmost Kuril Islands, known in Russia as the Southern Kurils and in Japan as the Northern Territories. They are, from largest to smalles…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuril_Islands_dispute
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Kuril Islands or Kurile Islands are a volcanic archipelago administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast in the Russian Far East. The islands stretch approximately 1,300 km (810 mi) northeast from Hokka…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuril_Islands
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kunashir (Russian: Кунаши́р, romanized: Kunashír), known in Japan as Kunashiri (Japanese: 国後島, Hepburn: Kunashiri-tō), is the southernmost island of the Kuril Islands. The island has been under Russia…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunashir
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Claim 5: “Before that, Russian heads of state and government had visited the Kuril Islands five times.”
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The specific detail that Russian heads of state/government visited the islands five times prior to Putin is reported by TASS and other web sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Kuril Islands or Kurile Islands are a volcanic archipelago administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast in the Russian Far East. The islands stretch approximately 1,300 km (810 mi) northeast from Hokka…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuril_Islands
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia and Japan have a territorial dispute over the four southernmost Kuril Islands, known in Russia as the Southern Kurils and in Japan as the Northern Territories. They are, from largest to smalles…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuril_Islands_dispute
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In March and April 2021, before the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Armed Forces began massing thousands of personnel and military equipment near Russia's border with Ukraine and in Crim…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prelude_to_the_2022_Russian_in…
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Claim 6: “The two countries resumed diplomatic and other relations, but have still not signed a peace treaty.”
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Claim 7: “Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said, commenting on Tokyo’s protest against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s trip to the Kuril Island of Iturup.”
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The claim is corroborated by TASS and China Daily, both reporting that spokesman Guo Jiakun commented on the situation following Putin's visit to Iturup.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 12 April 2026 to elect all 199 members of the National Assembly. It was the 10th parliamentary election and the highest-turnout election since Hungary's…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Hungarian_parliamentary_e…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 13 to 15 May 2026, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, made a state visit to China. This visit was Trump's second state visit to China, and the first to occur during his second pres…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_state_visit_by_Donald_Tru…
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web search NEUTRAL — According to Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun, Beijing is committed to the stance that "the results of the victory in the world anti-Nazi war must be respected and defended".
https://tass.com/world/2173501
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Claim 8: “Japan claimed the Iturup, Kunashir, Shikotan islands and a number of uninhabited islands of the Lesser Kuril Ridge called the Habomai Islands in Japan as its own.”
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Wikipedia (Habomai Islands) and CGTN confirm that Japan claims sovereignty over Iturup, Kunashir, Shikotan, and the Habomai Islands.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Habomai Islands are a group of uninhabited islets in the southernmost Kuril Islands.However, together with Iturup (Etorofu), Kunashir (Kunashiri), and Shikotan, the islands are claimed by Japan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habomai_Islands
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web search NEUTRAL — Anti-Japanese protests in China in 2004 and 2010 were sparked by incidents involving the islands, reflecting nationalistic sentiments. The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs asserts that the islands…
https://quizlet.com/study-guides/territorial-disputes-and-re…
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web search NEUTRAL — Japan claims sovereignty over the chain of four islands, including Iturup, Kunashir, Shikotan and the Habomai Islands, citing mainly the 1855 Treaty of Shimoda and the 1875 Treaty of St. Petersburg...
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-23/Japan-s-territorial-cl…
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Claim 9: “The Chinese side insists that Japan honor the international order that was established after World War II in such international legal documents as the Cairo Declaration and Potsdam Manifesto”
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Multiple sources (TASS, China Daily, CGTN) explicitly state that China insists Japan honor the post-WWII order established by the Cairo Declaration and Potsdam Manifesto.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cairo Declaration (Chinese: 開羅宣言) was the outcome of the Cairo Conference in Cairo, Egypt, on 27 November 1943 of the 3 Allied powers engaged in the Second World war against the "Axis" of Germany …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943_Cairo_Declaration
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cairo Conference (codenamed Sextant), also known as the First Cairo Conference, was one of fourteen summit meetings during World War II, which took place on 22–26 November 1943. The Conference was…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo_Conference
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Potsdam Declaration, or the Proclamation Defining Terms for Japanese Surrender, was a statement that called for the surrender of all Japanese armed forces during World War II. On July 26, 1945, Un…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potsdam_Declaration
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Claim 10: “On August 13, Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time visited the Kuril Island of Iturup.”
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Multiple independent news sources (Realist English, The Moscow Times, and others) confirm Vladimir Putin visited Iturup for the first time on August 13.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iturup (Russian: Итуру́п, romanized: Iturúp), known in Japan as Etorofu (Japanese: 択捉島, Hepburn: Etorofu-tō), is the largest of the Kuril Islands separating the Sea of Okhotsk from the North Pacific O…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iturup
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Kuril Islands or Kurile Islands are a volcanic archipelago administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast in the Russian Far East. The islands stretch approximately 1,300 km (810 mi) northeast from Hokka…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuril_Islands
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia and Japan have a territorial dispute over the four southernmost Kuril Islands, known in Russia as the Southern Kurils and in Japan as the Northern Territories. They are, from largest to smalles…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuril_Islands_dispute
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Claim 11: “After the end of World War II, all Kuril Islands were incorporated into the Soviet Union.”
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Confirmed by TASS, Japan Today, and Wikipedia, stating the Soviet Union incorporated the islands after WWII.
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web search NEUTRAL — Near the end of the Second World War in 1945, the Soviet Union occupied the southern Kurils and forcibly removed its Japanese residents. Japan continues to claim the islands and considers the northern…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iturup
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web search NEUTRAL — In August 1945, as the Soviet Union entered the war with Japan just after the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, the Kuril Islands emerged as a flashpoint. Soviet troops completed thei…
https://thediplomat.com/2026/08/the-kuril-flashpoint-putins-…
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web search NEUTRAL — After the war, all the Kurile Islands were incorporated into the Soviet Union, but the ownership of islands Etorofu, Shikotan and Habomai group of islands disputed by Japan, which considers them occup…
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/northern-…
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