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China to Japan: Release captain
Source: Xinhua |
September 17, 2010, Friday
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CHINA yesterday again urged Japan to immediately set free the Chinese trawler captain who was detained last week near Diaoyu Islands, saying the detention is "a protruding obstacle" to Sino-Japanese ties.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Jiang Yu made the remarks at a regular press briefing, urging Japan "to take concrete actions to remove the obstacle."
Two Japan Coast Guard patrol ships and the Chinese fishing boat collided last week in waters off Diaoyu Islands. Japan is still holding Zhan Qixiong, the trawler's captain. China claims that's illegal.
"The current situation was caused by what Japan has done on Diaoyu Islands, so Japan should completely accountable for it," she said.
She reiterated that the Diaoyu Islands have been Chinese territory since ancient times.
"China possesses indisputable sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands and China's willingness and determination to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity is unshakable," she said.
Media reports said Japan had warned nationals living or working in China to exercise caution. Jiang said she believed the Chinese people "can express their ideas by rational and legal means."
All the crew, except the captain, returned to the southeastern city of Fuzhou on a flight chartered by the Chinese government on Monday. The trawler returned two days later.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Jiang Yu made the remarks at a regular press briefing, urging Japan "to take concrete actions to remove the obstacle."
Two Japan Coast Guard patrol ships and the Chinese fishing boat collided last week in waters off Diaoyu Islands. Japan is still holding Zhan Qixiong, the trawler's captain. China claims that's illegal.
"The current situation was caused by what Japan has done on Diaoyu Islands, so Japan should completely accountable for it," she said.
She reiterated that the Diaoyu Islands have been Chinese territory since ancient times.
"China possesses indisputable sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands and China's willingness and determination to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity is unshakable," she said.
Media reports said Japan had warned nationals living or working in China to exercise caution. Jiang said she believed the Chinese people "can express their ideas by rational and legal means."
All the crew, except the captain, returned to the southeastern city of Fuzhou on a flight chartered by the Chinese government on Monday. The trawler returned two days later.
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