Japan and China have been at loggerheads over a disputed island chain within the South China Sea since the 19th century. In Sept, the Japanese coast guard arrested a Chinese fishing captain in seas near the islands. The brouhaha didn’t help prospects of smooth sailing between Japan and China as they prepare to interact later this month at the Asia-Pacific peak.
The argument with Japan/China Senkaku
There is more fire within the territorial dispute within the South China Sea. This has happened because Beijing has been bolder in pressuring Japan about the islands with all the economic might China has. The territory disputed is known as different things in both countries. In China they’re the Diaoyu islands while in Japan they are the Senkaku Islands. On Sept 7, two Japanese patrol ships hit a Chinese fishing vessel causing China-Japan relations to get really bad. Japan’s arrest of the Chinese captain ignited a sustained campaign of diplomatic protests from Beijing that went on after Japan let the captain go. China just won't stand for Japan patrolling the island. They demand that Japan stop. Stopping is not something in the plan. Japan has shown that it won't happen.
The Japanese coast guard in a video
The Senkaku/Diaoyu island argument between Japan and China got even worse. The coast guard event was leaked onto YouTube for anyone to see. A Japanese coast guard was responsible for filming the video. Of course, in hopes that the Japan-China Senkaku argument wouldn't get any worse, Japan stopped it. It went public on YouTube Nov. 5. The video of the collision and arrest made it out to the world. Japan then started to broadcast it on Japanese TV over and over. Google was asked to discover out who the movie was uploaded by, as Google owns YouTube. "Within the lawful scope" of the investigation, Google is willing to cooperate.
Discussing within the Asia-Pacific peak
November 13-14, leaders from 21 countries in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum will get together ever since the South China Marine event has made relations among Japan and China so bad. The Asia-Pacific summit will discuss how to facilitate trade and balanced economic growth in the region, which accounts for more than half the world’s economic output. In Yokohama, Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan hopes that President Hu Jintao from China will meet with him. Japan is getting blames by China for the tension. This has made it harder for the talk to happen. It’s pointed out by Japanese analysts that Chinese citizens don't trust Japan at all. This is why it would be hard for China to cooperate with Japan without losing the citizens' trust.
Citations
Reuters
af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFTOE6A705Y20101108?pageNumber=3&virtualBrandChannel=
Asia News
asianews.it/news-en/Russia-and-China-against-Japan-for-dominance-in-the-Pacific-19932.html
AFP
google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jmLJaV0Xc2GXMdKptz7Z7_eMx33Q?docId=CNG.74bac5b4cc9462fd7346e1c94b90120a.811
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