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Wen demands Chinese captain's immediate, unconditional release
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September 22, 2010, Wednesday
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CHINESE Premier Wen Jiabao yesterday urged Japan to release the illegally detained Chinese captain "immediately and unconditionally."
"I strongly urge the Japanese side to release the skipper immediately and unconditionally," said Wen who arrived in New York yesterday for a three-day visit
"If Japan clings to its mistake, China will take further actions, and the Japanese side shall bear all the consequences that arise," Wen said when meeting with representatives of Chinese nationals and Chinese Americans in the United States.
Wen said the China-Japan relations had witnessed improvement and development thanks to years of efforts by both sides.
The good momentum has now suffered severe damage and Japan is solely responsible, Wen added.
The Chinese premier urged the Japanese government to swiftly correct its mistake so as to bring bilateral ties back on track, saying this conforms to not only the fundamental interests of both peoples, but also the world trend of peace and cooperation.
A Japanese summary court on Sunday authorized prosecutors to extend by 10 days the illegal detention of the Chinese captain to September 29, drawing wide protests across China.
On September 7, two Japan Coast Guard patrol ships and a Chinese trawler collided in waters off China's Diaoyu Islands. The Japan Coast Guard illegally seized the Chinese trawler and detained 14 fishermen and the captain on September 8. The fishermen were released last week.
Wen said it is downright illegal and unjustifiable for Japan to detain the Chinese fishermen and trawler and refuse to release the captain as the Diaoyu Islands are China's sacred territory.
Japan's action has inflicted great harm on the Chinese captain and his families and enraged all Chinese across the world.
China was forced to take necessary counter-measures as the Japanese side turned a deaf ear to the repeated protests from the Chinese side, Wen said.
In China, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said yesterday that the incident has severely damaged bilateral relations.
"Japan holds the key to solving this problem. The Japanese side should correctly understand the situation and return the captain immediately and unconditionally," Jiang said.
China has already halted bilateral exchanges at and above provincial and ministerial levels. It has also suspended contact with Japan on the issue of expanding aviation rights between the two countries.
Jiang reaffirmed that China will not waiver on issues relating to its territory and sovereignty.
The Diaoyu Islands have been Chinese territory since the early years of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Maps printed in Japan in 1783 and 1785 that marked out the boundary of the Ryukyu Kingdom show that the Diaoyu Islands belonged to China.
"I strongly urge the Japanese side to release the skipper immediately and unconditionally," said Wen who arrived in New York yesterday for a three-day visit
"If Japan clings to its mistake, China will take further actions, and the Japanese side shall bear all the consequences that arise," Wen said when meeting with representatives of Chinese nationals and Chinese Americans in the United States.
Wen said the China-Japan relations had witnessed improvement and development thanks to years of efforts by both sides.
The good momentum has now suffered severe damage and Japan is solely responsible, Wen added.
The Chinese premier urged the Japanese government to swiftly correct its mistake so as to bring bilateral ties back on track, saying this conforms to not only the fundamental interests of both peoples, but also the world trend of peace and cooperation.
A Japanese summary court on Sunday authorized prosecutors to extend by 10 days the illegal detention of the Chinese captain to September 29, drawing wide protests across China.
On September 7, two Japan Coast Guard patrol ships and a Chinese trawler collided in waters off China's Diaoyu Islands. The Japan Coast Guard illegally seized the Chinese trawler and detained 14 fishermen and the captain on September 8. The fishermen were released last week.
Wen said it is downright illegal and unjustifiable for Japan to detain the Chinese fishermen and trawler and refuse to release the captain as the Diaoyu Islands are China's sacred territory.
Japan's action has inflicted great harm on the Chinese captain and his families and enraged all Chinese across the world.
China was forced to take necessary counter-measures as the Japanese side turned a deaf ear to the repeated protests from the Chinese side, Wen said.
In China, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said yesterday that the incident has severely damaged bilateral relations.
"Japan holds the key to solving this problem. The Japanese side should correctly understand the situation and return the captain immediately and unconditionally," Jiang said.
China has already halted bilateral exchanges at and above provincial and ministerial levels. It has also suspended contact with Japan on the issue of expanding aviation rights between the two countries.
Jiang reaffirmed that China will not waiver on issues relating to its territory and sovereignty.
The Diaoyu Islands have been Chinese territory since the early years of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Maps printed in Japan in 1783 and 1785 that marked out the boundary of the Ryukyu Kingdom show that the Diaoyu Islands belonged to China.
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