BEIJING, Sept 30 (Reuters) - China urged Japan on Thursday to stop issuing "irresponsible statements" and take steps to improve ties, which have been strained over a dispute centred on a group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu made the comments at a regular news briefing in Beijing. (Reporting by Chris Buckley; Writing by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Ken Wills)