# China calls on Japan to respect international order over Kuril Islands issue

https://mins.news/en/item/22410

- TASS, 2026-08-14 16:59 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2173501

> Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said Japan should honor the post-World War II international order established by documents including the Cairo Declaration and Potsdam Manifesto. He was responding to Tokyo’s protest over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Iturup Island.

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