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| China suspends senior bilateral exchanges with Japan |
| 2010-09-20 |
| Announcing the suspension, China's state broadcaster CCTV said relations with Tokyo had been "severely hurt". It said Beijing had suspended ministerial and provincial-level contacts, halted talks on aviation issues and postponed a meeting to discuss coal. The announcement came after a Japanese court authorized prosecutors to extend by 10 days the detention of a Chinese captain accused of ramming his trawler against Japanese patrol boats in the East China Sea. Japanese authorities arrested Zhan Qixiong, the Chinese captain, on September 8, but they have since released his crew and boat. Mr Zhan's initial detention on suspicion of obstructing official duties had been set to end on Sunday. The incident took place near the disputed Diaoyu islands - called Senkaku in Japan and also claimed by Taiwan - which lie in an area with rich fishing grounds that is also believed to contain oil and gas deposits. China has already summoned Japan's ambassador five times and scrapped scheduled talks over joint energy exploration in the East China Sea, in what has become the worst diplomatic row in years between Beijing and Tokyo. The foreign ministry spokesman on Sunday reiterated Beijing's stance that the detention was "illegal and pointless". The incident has sparked resentment among the Chinese public. Stage managed outrage. The Chinese are trying to muscle everyone, including the US Navy, then act outraged when other countries resist. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose |
| #4 Six weeks -- that is how long it would take the Japanese to put together their first plutonium warhead. They already have the ICBM, they use it to launch satellites into orbit. By the end of six months, the Japanese could have 500-800 thermonuclear warheads built if they so choose. Be careful what you are looking for China, you might just get the Banzai charge faction of the Japanese back in power. |
| Posted by: Shieldwolf 2010-09-20 17:03 |
| #3 Stories such as this are highly inflammatory. We must be careful that our Sino masters not become riled |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-09-20 09:31 |
| #2 I am wondering how belligerent Chinese captains are getting to cause the Japanese to dig in their heels this much. It sounds like the Japanese are a bit PO'd and getting tired of Chinese attempting more control of outside assets. |
| Posted by: miscellaneous 2010-09-20 04:32 |
| #1 That's the way it works with China. They are hypersensitive and anything bad that ever happens is the rest of the world out to get them. Because China is the best country, you see, and everyone is so envious of us. So envious that no conspiracy is too much. |
| Posted by: gromky 2010-09-20 00:16 |