The United States also stressed the need to avoid an escalation of the row as Japanese media reported Clinton told Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara in New York that the islands are covered by the Japan-US security treaty.
Under the 1960 treaty, the United States is obliged to defend Japan against any attack on a territory under Tokyo's administration.
美国强调应当避免将争端升级的必要性，此前日本媒体报道，克林顿在纽约告诉日本外相钓鱼岛收美日安全条约的保护
在1960年的条约中规定，在日本领土受到任何侵犯的时候，美国有责任保护日本。
