Japanese envoy in Beijing for talks on territorial issues
By Li Xinran |
February 20, 2013, Wednesday
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A JAPANESE envoy is to hold talks with Chinese officials over territorial issues after Chinese ships' closest approach to the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea.
Shinsuke Sugiyama, director-general for Asian and Oceanian affairs of Japan's foreign ministry, arrived in Beijing yesterday for a three-day visit. He is due to meet Wu Dawei, China's special representative for Korean Peninsula affairs, and Luo Zhaohui, chief of Asian affairs at the foreign ministry.
The envoy will raise concerns over Tokyo's claims that Chinese naval ships locked fire-control radar onto a Japanese military ship and a helicopter in January.
On February 8, China's Ministry of National Defense denied the use of such radar and said that it was just normal surveillance of Japanese vessels and aircraft in the East China Sea.
Sugiyama is also expected to ask for China's cooperation in helping the UN Security Council impose new sanctions on North Korea, following Pyongyang's nuclear test last week, according to the website of China Central Television.
A day before Sugiyama's visit, a Chinese surveillance ship approached within a kilometer of the Diaoyu Islands, Japanese media reported. Kyodo news agency said Japan's formal protest had been rejected by China.
On Monday, three Chinese surveillance ships patrolling waters off the islands spotted Japanese ships following them. The crews broadcast a statement in Chinese and English to warn the Japanese ships that they had infringed on China's territory, and demanded they leave.
Earlier this month, Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang urged the oceanic supervisory authority to enhance its law enforcement to protect China's maritime rights. Li encouraged servicemen to "sail to the deep sea, to the oceans for peaceful cooperation."
China has sped up the upgrade of its maritime surveillance equipment since the beginning of the year.
New vessels and aircraft have joined its fleet while an emergency command platform, which enables maneuvers in the South China Sea, has been put into use.
Liu Cigui, director of the State Oceanic Administration, said last month that China would maintain its regular patrols to stop incursions into its sovereign waters.
Shinsuke Sugiyama, director-general for Asian and Oceanian affairs of Japan's foreign ministry, arrived in Beijing yesterday for a three-day visit. He is due to meet Wu Dawei, China's special representative for Korean Peninsula affairs, and Luo Zhaohui, chief of Asian affairs at the foreign ministry.
The envoy will raise concerns over Tokyo's claims that Chinese naval ships locked fire-control radar onto a Japanese military ship and a helicopter in January.
On February 8, China's Ministry of National Defense denied the use of such radar and said that it was just normal surveillance of Japanese vessels and aircraft in the East China Sea.
Sugiyama is also expected to ask for China's cooperation in helping the UN Security Council impose new sanctions on North Korea, following Pyongyang's nuclear test last week, according to the website of China Central Television.
A day before Sugiyama's visit, a Chinese surveillance ship approached within a kilometer of the Diaoyu Islands, Japanese media reported. Kyodo news agency said Japan's formal protest had been rejected by China.
On Monday, three Chinese surveillance ships patrolling waters off the islands spotted Japanese ships following them. The crews broadcast a statement in Chinese and English to warn the Japanese ships that they had infringed on China's territory, and demanded they leave.
Earlier this month, Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang urged the oceanic supervisory authority to enhance its law enforcement to protect China's maritime rights. Li encouraged servicemen to "sail to the deep sea, to the oceans for peaceful cooperation."
China has sped up the upgrade of its maritime surveillance equipment since the beginning of the year.
New vessels and aircraft have joined its fleet while an emergency command platform, which enables maneuvers in the South China Sea, has been put into use.
Liu Cigui, director of the State Oceanic Administration, said last month that China would maintain its regular patrols to stop incursions into its sovereign waters.
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