Japanese activists to be charged by govn’t
The Japanese government is planning to charge a group
of Japanese activists who landed on the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea on
Aug. 19, 2012, with rimes of minor injury. The Japanese Coast Guard has
interrogated them, according to ribenxinwen.com.
The activists include regional councilors and five media professionals, but
there were no parliamentarians.
The Japanese activists who planned to hold a ceremony for people who died in
World War II departed from Ishigaki city, Okinawa in the evening of August 19.
At around 7:39 a.m. Aug. 19, local time, at least seven members landed on Diaoyu
Islands.[Read
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☞ Event Review
>>>>Japanese
activists land on Diaoyu Islands
The Japanese Maritime Safety Agency confirmed that 10 Japanese activists
landed on the Diaoyu Islands Sunday, local media reported.
The Japanese coast guard's patrol vessels found 10 people swam to the Diaoyu
Islands from their fleet at around 7:30 Sunday, and called them to leave as soon
as possible after their landing.[Read
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☞ China's Stance
>>>>China
strongly opposes Japanese rightists in Diaoyu
Islands
China strongly opposes Japanese rightists landing on
the Diaoyu Islands on Sunday, and urges Japan to put an end to its actions that
seek to undermine China's territorial sovereignty, China's Foreign Ministry said
in a statement on
August 19.[Read
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>>>>Anger
erupts at Japanese landing
Beijing on Sunday summoned the Japanese ambassador
to China, Uichiro Niwa, to lodge solemn representations over the landing and
urged Tokyo to "properly handle the issue and avoid seriously damaging
China-Japan relations".
Protests broke out in more than 10 Chinese cities, including Chengdu, Sichuan
province, Xinhua News Agency reported.
The protesters marched on major roads, gathered around main Japanese landmarks
and waved Chinese flags. They shouted "Defend China's territory" and "Japan, get
out of the Diaoyu Islands!"[Read
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☞ Comentaries on Japanese landing on
Diaoyu Islands
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Japanese right-wingers seek political gains by exploiting Diaoyu Islands issue
A pack of Japanese right-wingers landed on the Chinese-owned Diaoyu Islands in
the East China Sea on Sunday, in a blatant move that they claimed to "mourn the
war dead", but in fact it was a scheme to net political leverage.
Their gross violation of China's sovereignty has raised an uproar in China, with
demonstrations flaring up in numerous cities in the country.[Read
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Diaoyu solution lies in strength and unity
The Diaoyu issue is facing a possible escalation. More than a few Chinese cities
saw anti-Japan protests yesterday.
In a forum sponsored by the Global Times on the Diaoyu issue yesterday, scholars
and activists from the Chinese mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao offered
their suggestions. The Diaoyu issue has become a focus of the nation.[Read
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