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September 26, 2010, Sunday
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China has the right to demand the Japanese side apologize and pay compensation for its seizure of a Chinese trawler, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said in Beijing last night.
Jiang said the acts of the Japanese side had severely infringed on China's territorial sovereignty and the personal rights and interests of Chinese citizens.
Jiang's remarks came after Japan rejected China's demands earlier in the day that it apologize for detaining the trawler captain.
Japan's Foreign Ministry said the demands were groundless and "absolutely cannot be accepted."
The captain's detention and investigation were "an appropriate and calm response according to our nation's laws," it said.
The trawler captain, Zhan Qixiong, 41, arrived in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, early yesterday by a chartered plane.
State broadcaster China Central Television showed Zhan, smiling and holding his fingers in a victory sign as he walked off the plane. He was greeted by family members bearing flowers and a small group of government officials.
Strong protest
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement after the captain's return that the Chinese government expressed "strong protest" against Japan, whose detention, investigation or any form of judiciary measures against the Chinese trawler and fishermen were unlawful and invalid.
China asked the Japanese side to apologize and pay compensation for the incident, the statement said. It also said the two sides should resolve the problems of the Sino-Japanese relationship through dialogue and consultation.
On September 7, two Japan Coast Guard patrol ships and the Chinese trawler collided in waters off China's Diaoyu Islands. The following day, the Coast Guard illegally seized the Chinese trawler and detained the captain and 14 fishermen on board, drawing strong protests from China.
The Japanese side freed the 14 fishermen and the boat on September 15, but continued to hold the captain. On September 19 a Japanese court extended the captain's detention by 10 days.
China had repeatedly urged Japan to unconditionally release the Chinese captain to avoid further damaging bilateral ties, warning "strong counter measures" if Japan failed to do so.
China has already halted bilateral exchanges at and above the provincial and ministerial levels. It has also suspended contact with Japan on the issue of expanding aviation rights between the two countries.
"The Japanese side bears full responsibility for the current situation, and it shall bear all the consequences that arise," Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said when meeting with Chinese nationals and Chinese Americans in the United States.
Meanwhile, the number of Chinese citizens traveling to Japan as tourists has declined with many citizens and businesses canceling trips.
Jiang said the acts of the Japanese side had severely infringed on China's territorial sovereignty and the personal rights and interests of Chinese citizens.
Jiang's remarks came after Japan rejected China's demands earlier in the day that it apologize for detaining the trawler captain.
Japan's Foreign Ministry said the demands were groundless and "absolutely cannot be accepted."
The captain's detention and investigation were "an appropriate and calm response according to our nation's laws," it said.
The trawler captain, Zhan Qixiong, 41, arrived in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, early yesterday by a chartered plane.
State broadcaster China Central Television showed Zhan, smiling and holding his fingers in a victory sign as he walked off the plane. He was greeted by family members bearing flowers and a small group of government officials.
Strong protest
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement after the captain's return that the Chinese government expressed "strong protest" against Japan, whose detention, investigation or any form of judiciary measures against the Chinese trawler and fishermen were unlawful and invalid.
China asked the Japanese side to apologize and pay compensation for the incident, the statement said. It also said the two sides should resolve the problems of the Sino-Japanese relationship through dialogue and consultation.
On September 7, two Japan Coast Guard patrol ships and the Chinese trawler collided in waters off China's Diaoyu Islands. The following day, the Coast Guard illegally seized the Chinese trawler and detained the captain and 14 fishermen on board, drawing strong protests from China.
The Japanese side freed the 14 fishermen and the boat on September 15, but continued to hold the captain. On September 19 a Japanese court extended the captain's detention by 10 days.
China had repeatedly urged Japan to unconditionally release the Chinese captain to avoid further damaging bilateral ties, warning "strong counter measures" if Japan failed to do so.
China has already halted bilateral exchanges at and above the provincial and ministerial levels. It has also suspended contact with Japan on the issue of expanding aviation rights between the two countries.
"The Japanese side bears full responsibility for the current situation, and it shall bear all the consequences that arise," Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said when meeting with Chinese nationals and Chinese Americans in the United States.
Meanwhile, the number of Chinese citizens traveling to Japan as tourists has declined with many citizens and businesses canceling trips.
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