Japan warns China over patrol boats

[irishspirit]

Two very interesting things happened in ASIA today between Japan/China.

I really hope that this does not get any more serioud than it already is.

Japan has spotted two Chinese patrol boats in waters near the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea and is demanding that the Chinese vessels leave the area immediately.

Six Coast Guard patrol boats have been dispatched to the area to ensure that the Chinese ships do not trespass on Japan's waters, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yo****o Sengoku was quoted as saying by Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) on Monday

http://previous.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=144285&sectionid=351020406

China refuses to release 4 Japanese amid territorial dispute

Beijing, Sep 28 (PTI) China today refused to release four Japanese held for "video graphing military targets" as Tokyo reasserted its sovereignty over disputed islands at the centre of a territorial spat between Asia''s traditional rivals and biggest economies.

The case of four Japanese men held last week for taking video pictures of "military targets" was "completely different from the incident in the (disputed) Diaoyu Islands, will be fairly handled in accordance with the law," Jiang Yu, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson told a media briefing here.

China had informed Japan of the case and arranged for a consular visit in accordance with a China-Japan consular agreement, she said, giving no clue when they would be released.

http://news.in.msn.com/international/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4428726

Again, I will keep an eye on this developing story.

[Fredkc]

Gm Irish!

The case of four Japanese men held last week for taking video pictures of "military targets" was "completely different from the incident in the (disputed) Diaoyu Islands, will be fairly handled in accordance with the law," Jiang Yu, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson told a media briefing here.

The Chinese way of saying, "See? There is no 'dispute'. this is our land, and therefore under our law."

Clever approach, really, because if the Japanese do nothing, then they have "given in". If they try to handle it through the Chinese legal system... same thing. Their only recourse, really is to reciprocate, at which point the Chinese get very public and very loud with claims of "Piracy".

Be interesting to see how the Japanese handle this.
Fred