Japan and China quarrel over a lot of things, none so much lately as a small island chain in the South China Sea. A Chinese fishing trawler venturing too close to the Islands in September intensified the dispute. The Japanese coast guard arrested the captain and created a diplomatic firestorm. The seizure of the Chinese boat further complicates already strained relations among the 2 countries as they position themselves to square off in opposition to each other at the Asia Pacific peak which starts Nov. 13. Article resource – Old Japan-China dispute over islands clouds Asia-Pacific summit by Newsytype.com.
Data on the Japan/China Senkaku dispute
There is more fire within the territorial argument within the South China Marine. This has happened because Beijing has been bolder in pressuring Japan about the islands with all the economic might China has. The Senkaku islands in Japan and the Diaoyu islands in China are the territory being disputed. On September 7, two Japanese patrol ships hit a Chinese fishing vessel causing China-Japan relations to get really bad. Japan has let go of the captain after arresting the man from China. This has not stopped the protests that have come from Beijing about it though. China demanded that Japan cease patrolling around the island. Stopping is not something in the plan. Japan has shown that it will not happen.
In a movie is the Japanese coast guard
The Senkaku/Diaoyu island dispute among Japan and China got even worse. The coast guard event was leaked onto YouTube for anyone to see. The Japanese government stopped the video as it didn't want the Japan-china Senkaku dispute to get even worse. It went public on YouTube Nov. 5. Once the video of the collision and arrest was leaked, it was broadcast widely and repeatedly by Japanese TV. Google was asked to find out who the movie was uploaded by, as Google owns YouTube. Google said it would cooperate “within the legal scope” of the investigation.
Do not forget about the Asia-Pacific peak
November 13-14, leaders from 21 nations within the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum will get together since the South China Marine incident has made relations between Japan and China so bad. The discussion the Asia-Pacific peak may have will be about balancing economic growth within the area. This is essential since more than half the world's economic output comes from here. In Yokohama, Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan hopes that President Hu Jintao from China will meet with him. Tensions have ruled out the discussion which is something China is blaming Japan for. Japanese analysts say a conciliatory China would anger its own citizens, who deeply distrust Japan.
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