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Zhan Qixiong, captain of a Chinese fishing boat, is sent to the prosecutors by the Japan Coast Guard on the southern Japanese island of Ishigaki September 9, 2010.
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TOKYO/BEIJING |
Mon Sep 27, 2010 2:08am EDT
TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) - Japan said on Monday it would ask China to pay for damage to its patrol boats sustained when a Chinese trawler collided with them near disputed islets, as Asia's top two economies continued to bicker over the affair.
Chinese official newspapers accused Japan of exploiting the sea dispute to bolster its alliance with the United States, and warned that Tokyo could not afford the economic price of confrontation with Beijing.
Verbal volleying has continued for days in a quarrel between the two neighbors over Japan's detention of the Chinese skipper of the fishing boat that collided with two Japanese coastguard ships, although he was released and returned home on the weekend.
Japan, which has rejected China's demand for an apology and compensation for his detention, said it would instead ask Beijing to cover the damage from the incident on September 7 near the islets, known as the Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan.
"Naturally, we will be asking for the boats to be returned to their original condition," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku told a news conference. "Regardless of us doing it now or later when things have cooled down, this will be the government's task."
The dispute has raised concerns about damage to Sino-Japanese trade ties at a time when Japan is becoming increasingly reliant on China's dynamism for growth.
It has also illustrated the fragility of ties between two countries troubled by Chinese memories of wartime occupation, military mistrust and maritime territorial disputes.
Comments in Chinese state media underscored the degree of distrust of Japanese intentions in Beijing, and the conviction that the dispute over a single boat captain carried much broader geopolitical implications.
PLAYED UP 'CHINA THREAT'?
The People's Daily, the key mouthpiece of China's ruling Communist Party, said political forces in Japan "exploited intensified contention between China and Japan to play up the 'China threat'" and to build on a deepening of Tokyo's alliance with the United States.
Japan had underestimated China's resolve and misjudged where its own interests lie, said a commentary in the newspaper. Up until now, China's main official newspaper has not given extensive editorial comment on the dispute.
"On issues bearing on sovereignty and territorial unity and integrity, China's stance is unyielding and there can be no concessions or compromise," said the commentary.
"Japan's development and prosperity cannot be divorced from China's development and prosperity, and Japan cannot afford the price of continued contention with China."
The United States had to balance its alliance with Japan with the need to win cooperation with China, said the newspaper.
"At the crucial moment, Japan lacked full confidence that the United States could be relied on," it said.
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Sep 26, 2010 10:15pm EDT
Typical Chinese bullying tactics. Our country (USA) should stand united with Japan and retaliate with stepped-up customs inspections of our own. Today it’s Japan, tomorrow it will be us. China’s arrogance has taken on a life of its own.
Trojan93
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Sep 26, 2010 11:55pm EDT
Seems like a petty thing to demand with diplomatic relations strained already.
yesman812
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Sep 27, 2010 12:22am EDT
“Seems like a petty thing to demand with diplomatic relations strained already.”
Well, isn’t that the same for China’s demand for an apology, after getting their citizen back, unharmed, despite his apparent, intentional damage of Japanese property?
GRRR
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Sep 27, 2010 1:52am EDT
Gǒuzǎizi xiǎo Rìběn, chī shǐ
misterliu
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Sep 27, 2010 2:04am EDT
I find it ridiculous of China to act in this way. Had it been a Japanese fishing boat colliding with the Chinese coastguard, I would have liked to see the Chinese response. Japan’s decision to resolve this issue amicably was proof of their willingness to be diplomatic. China’s response asking for an apology spoiled this opportunity to get back to what really matters.
I am also surprised to hear China talk about human rights. From what I gathered over the years, be it the infamous killing of 3000 of their own young people seeking a degree of freedom taken for granted in any other developed country, or the treatment of some of their citizens during the run-up to the Olympic Games, human rights don’t generally seem to be very high on the agenda with the Chinese government.
In regards to the on-going resentments between China and Japan for things that happened many years ago, I can only say that when I look at the relations Germany and Israel have nowadays, I can’t understand why both countries (Japan & China) can’t encourage their people to make peace and look to the future, instead of behaving like stubborn children (in particular China at this moment). Surely, there are more pressing problems in the world right now.
I hope not, but there may be a new bully on the blog. Watch out!
Rhino1
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Sep 27, 2010 2:06am EDT
“Gǒuzǎizi xiǎo Rìběn, chī shǐ”
Excuse my ignorance, but what does it mean?
Rhino1
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Sep 27, 2010 2:50am EDT
I am a fan of the calm intellectual way the Americans employ in dealing with people with different opinion. I am a Japanese and I for one was glad that no one got hurt in the collision of boats including that Chinese fisher man. I only wish that he realizes that he could have injured someone when crushing onto the Japanese patrol ship. A welfare of a human life should be respected wherever it is regardless of who holds the sovereignty of the area. This casual approach to human life shadowed by the claim to the island worries me.
Midori
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