BEIJING (Reuters) -China's Premier Li Qiang has no plans to meet with the Japanese prime minister on the sidelines of the upcoming G20 summit in South Africa, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday, as tensions over Taiwan deepen.

Amid the brewing diplomatic feud between Japan and China, Beijing on Sunday sent Coast Guard ships to patrol near islands claimed by both nations.

China and Japan have repeatedly faced off around the Japan-administered islands, which Beijing calls Diaoyu and Tokyo calls the Senkaku.

Japanese diplomat flies to Beijing to calm Taiwan spat, as editorial cautions Asian countries to be wary of Tokyo’s ‘dangerous’ trajectory.

A senior Japanese diplomat will head to China on today, Japanese media reported, as Tokyo tries to calm an escalating diplomatic spat over Taiwan that

China escalates Senkaku Islands dispute with patrol ships after Japan's new PM defends Taiwan independence, sparking diplomatic crisis and threats.