5 Chinese activists transferred to Naha, Okinawa

Source: Xinhua | August 16, 2012, Thursday |

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FIVE Chinese activists arrested by Japanese police after landing on Diaoyu Islands in East China Sea have been transferred to Naha, capital of Okinawa Prefecture today, police said.
The five activists denied their landing as "illegal entry of Japan's territory" during inquiry by police, saying "Diaoyu Islands are Chinese territory," according to police.
Okinawa police arrested all 14 Chinese activists who arrived at Diaoyu Islands on a Hong Kong fishing vessel yesterday, seeking to assert China's claim to the Diaoyu Islands.
China yesterday lodged solemn representations with Japan on the illegal detention of Chinese nationals going to the Diaoyu Islands.
Fu Ying, China's vice foreign minister, urgently summoned Japanese Ambassador to China Uichiro Niwa and made a phone call to her Japanese counterpart Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi on the matter.
Fu reiterated China's sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands and the affiliated islets, and demanded the Japanese side guarantee the safety of the 14 Chinese citizens and free them immediately without any conditions.

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5 Chinese activists transferred to Naha, Okinawa

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