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Trial voyage to Diaoyu Islands set out later this month

Following the tour exploitation study at the Diaoyu Islands in this January, a trial voyage to the Diaoyu Islands will set out at the end of the month.


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Following the tour exploitation study at the Diaoyu Islands in this January, a trial voyage to the Diaoyu Islands will set out at the end of the month.

"The trial voyage will be the latest commercial study in the sea area of the Diaoyu Islands following the tour exploitation study carried out in January. The voyage will prepare for smooth regular operation of the route in May, which will help tourists from the mainland and Hong Kong realize dreams of traveling to the scenic islands," said Tong Zeng, President of Federation of Chinese Non-governmental Organizations for Defending Sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands.

To make preparation for the voyage, the Federation of Chinese Non-governmental Organizations for Defending Sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands offered online application for this activity. More than 700 people have applied online so far. Tong said the Federation would select 20 out of all applicants to participate in the trial voyage. According to Tong, the participants would mainly include experts, scholar, activists within the Federation and reporters from the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong.

A reporter interviewed Chen Kezhi, a young painter and a deputy of the All-China Youth Federation, who would continue a painting named "Bombard", a work depicting Japanese army's barbaric bombing of Chongqing 60 years ago, during the 6-day voyage.

"Next year will be the sixty years anniversary of Japan's surrender. 60 years is a cycle in the Chinese culture. Therefore, working on such a painting at the sea area of the Diaoyu Islands, China's inherent territory, is of great significance. It is like a link that connects history and reality. I will take the painting abroad for exhibition next year," said Chen Kezhi.

The Chinese people dedicating to defending the Diaoyu Islands have become more rational since the tour exploitation study at sea area of the Diaoyu Islands in January. Their action is now more practical and constructive, says Tong Zeng.

The trial voyage will set out from Xiamen, Fujian Province.

By People's Daily Online


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