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Oct. 17 (Bloomberg) -- China said it wants to maintain ties with Japan after demonstrators in the nations staged protests over a ship collision in contested waters last month that brought relations to their lowest in five years.
China and Japan are important neighbors, Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said in Beijing late yesterday. There are some sensitive and complicated issues between the two nations, and we suggest they be resolved by dialogue to maintain the strategic relationship of mutual benefit.
As many as 3,000 Japanese demonstrators marched through Tokyo yesterday, protesting against China and highlighting the tensions between Asias largest economies. Chinese protesters gathered in Chengdu in Sichuan Province yesterday, chanting slogans such as fight Japan, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported.
Japan is attempting to arrange a summit with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at this months meeting of Asian leaders in Vietnams capital, Hanoi. The two men met in Brussels at an Asia-Europe summit on Oct. 4 and pledged to mend ties frayed by their countries claims to the uninhabited islands in an area of the East China Sea that contains undersea oil and gas reserves.
The Sept. 7 collision took place near the disputed islands known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China. Protesters in Tokyo said the demonstration reflects rising anti-China sentiment as well as disappointment with their own governments foreign policy.
Captains Release
Japanese prosecutors released the Chinese fishing boats captain on Sept. 25 after detaining him for 17 days after a collision with two Japanese coastguard vessels. Demonstrators in Tokyo chanted we will not allow China to invade the islands, which Japan administers and China claims as its own.
Chinas response to the collision by taking Japanese hostages made me furious, said Yuko Yamanoi, 31, an employee of an environmental research firm in Tokyo, who attended yesterdays rally. Im boycotting Chinese goods even though its difficult to find clothes and other items made in countries other than China.
Japans former air force chief Toshio Tamogami led a procession to the Chinese embassy in the Roppongi financial and entertainment district.
Chinese Protests
Thousands of Chinese in cities from Xian to Hangzhou took to the streets to protest against Japan over the disputed islands, Xinhua reported.
China expressed deep concern to Japan over the protest staged by right-wing organizations, spokesman Ma said in a separate statement on the ministrys website.
The release of the boat captain and his crew followed Chinese demands. China detained four Japanese employees of the construction company Fujita Corp. on Sept. 20 for allegedly videotaping military targets, before letting the last of them go on Oct. 9.
China also curbed exports of rare earth metals necessary for Japans automobile and high-tech industries over the incident, Japanese Economy Minister Banri Kaieda said on Sept. 28.
China Wants to Maintain Ties After Japanese, Chinese Protests - BusinessWeek
China and Japan are important neighbors, Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said in Beijing late yesterday. There are some sensitive and complicated issues between the two nations, and we suggest they be resolved by dialogue to maintain the strategic relationship of mutual benefit.
As many as 3,000 Japanese demonstrators marched through Tokyo yesterday, protesting against China and highlighting the tensions between Asias largest economies. Chinese protesters gathered in Chengdu in Sichuan Province yesterday, chanting slogans such as fight Japan, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported.
Japan is attempting to arrange a summit with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at this months meeting of Asian leaders in Vietnams capital, Hanoi. The two men met in Brussels at an Asia-Europe summit on Oct. 4 and pledged to mend ties frayed by their countries claims to the uninhabited islands in an area of the East China Sea that contains undersea oil and gas reserves.
The Sept. 7 collision took place near the disputed islands known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China. Protesters in Tokyo said the demonstration reflects rising anti-China sentiment as well as disappointment with their own governments foreign policy.
Captains Release
Japanese prosecutors released the Chinese fishing boats captain on Sept. 25 after detaining him for 17 days after a collision with two Japanese coastguard vessels. Demonstrators in Tokyo chanted we will not allow China to invade the islands, which Japan administers and China claims as its own.
Chinas response to the collision by taking Japanese hostages made me furious, said Yuko Yamanoi, 31, an employee of an environmental research firm in Tokyo, who attended yesterdays rally. Im boycotting Chinese goods even though its difficult to find clothes and other items made in countries other than China.
Japans former air force chief Toshio Tamogami led a procession to the Chinese embassy in the Roppongi financial and entertainment district.
Chinese Protests
Thousands of Chinese in cities from Xian to Hangzhou took to the streets to protest against Japan over the disputed islands, Xinhua reported.
China expressed deep concern to Japan over the protest staged by right-wing organizations, spokesman Ma said in a separate statement on the ministrys website.
The release of the boat captain and his crew followed Chinese demands. China detained four Japanese employees of the construction company Fujita Corp. on Sept. 20 for allegedly videotaping military targets, before letting the last of them go on Oct. 9.
China also curbed exports of rare earth metals necessary for Japans automobile and high-tech industries over the incident, Japanese Economy Minister Banri Kaieda said on Sept. 28.
China Wants to Maintain Ties After Japanese, Chinese Protests - BusinessWeek
