The State Oceanic Administration (SOA) and the Ministry of Civil Affairs on September 21 jointly released a list of standardized names for the geographic entities on the Diaoyu Islands and some of its affiliated islets.

The list also relates to the surrounding waters of the islands.

The announcement details the Chinese-language names as well as the descriptions of the geographic locations of various mountains, creeks, capes and other geographic entities in the region.

The names, standardized by the SOA and approved by the State Council, are also romanized according to their pinyin phonetic spellings.

The SOA also released a set of location maps for the geographic entities.

In another development, China has announced to postpone a reception marking the 40th anniversary of the normalization of China-Japan relations. It says the reception will be held at a proper time, in light of the tensions over the Diaoyu Islands.