China chases Japanese ships from Diaoyu isles
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April 24, 2013, Wednesday
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China's maritime surveillance ships yesterday chased away a group of Japanese ultra-nationalists from the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea.
China protested over the voyage by 10 fishing boats carrying about 80 Japanese activists into waters near the islands.
"Regarding the Japanese right-wing activists' illegal entry into the waters of the Diaoyu islands that is causing trouble, China has lodged stern representations with Japan, and has strongly protested," foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said.
The Chinese fleet had forced the Japanese fishing boats out of waters surrounding the islands as of 10am, thwarting the attempts of Japanese right-wingers, the State Oceanic Administration said.
Three Chinese ships on regular patrol duty spotted several Japanese vessels in the waters yesterday morning. The administration immediately ordered another five ships to the area.
The Chinese ships monitored the Japanese boats from different angles, collected evidence of their infringement of China's sovereignty and safeguarded national interests, the administration said.
Tokyo appeared keen to avoid a clash between the nationalists' flotilla and the Chinese ships. Japan's coast guard, which had 13 vessels shadowing the boats, urged them to leave and escorted them away.
China's Ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua also protested at the intrusion into Diaoyu Islands waters and had demanded that all Japanese ships leave the area immediately, according to the Chinese embassy in Japan.
Cheng lodged the protest during a meeting with Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Chikao Kawai where he rejected Japan's objections to Chinese ships entering into the waters.
Cheng emphasized that the islands were Chinese territory.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told parliament yesterday that if Chinese citizens were to land on the islands, Japan would forcibly remove them.
"Naturally, we will forcibly expel (the Chinese) if they were to make a landing. I should make that clear," Abe said in response to a question from a fellow lawmaker on his commitment to "defending" the islands.
But he also said Japan's relations with China were among the most important bilateral relations in the world, and their economies were inseparable.
"It is wrong for China to take provocative actions or totally cut ties just because there is a problem," he said. "Our door for dialogue is always open."
China protested over the voyage by 10 fishing boats carrying about 80 Japanese activists into waters near the islands.
"Regarding the Japanese right-wing activists' illegal entry into the waters of the Diaoyu islands that is causing trouble, China has lodged stern representations with Japan, and has strongly protested," foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said.
The Chinese fleet had forced the Japanese fishing boats out of waters surrounding the islands as of 10am, thwarting the attempts of Japanese right-wingers, the State Oceanic Administration said.
Three Chinese ships on regular patrol duty spotted several Japanese vessels in the waters yesterday morning. The administration immediately ordered another five ships to the area.
The Chinese ships monitored the Japanese boats from different angles, collected evidence of their infringement of China's sovereignty and safeguarded national interests, the administration said.
Tokyo appeared keen to avoid a clash between the nationalists' flotilla and the Chinese ships. Japan's coast guard, which had 13 vessels shadowing the boats, urged them to leave and escorted them away.
China's Ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua also protested at the intrusion into Diaoyu Islands waters and had demanded that all Japanese ships leave the area immediately, according to the Chinese embassy in Japan.
Cheng lodged the protest during a meeting with Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Chikao Kawai where he rejected Japan's objections to Chinese ships entering into the waters.
Cheng emphasized that the islands were Chinese territory.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told parliament yesterday that if Chinese citizens were to land on the islands, Japan would forcibly remove them.
"Naturally, we will forcibly expel (the Chinese) if they were to make a landing. I should make that clear," Abe said in response to a question from a fellow lawmaker on his commitment to "defending" the islands.
But he also said Japan's relations with China were among the most important bilateral relations in the world, and their economies were inseparable.
"It is wrong for China to take provocative actions or totally cut ties just because there is a problem," he said. "Our door for dialogue is always open."
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