When it comes to the Democratic Party of Japan's (DPJ) Presidential election on Sept. 14, the ship collision incident might be used in the struggle between Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan and his rival Ichiro Ozawa, said Liu Jiangyong, professor with the Institute of International Studies, Tsinghua University.
Since the situation was "very complicated," Liu said the two countries should prevent the tension from escalating and make joint efforts to safeguard the stability of Sino-Japanese ties.
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BEIJING, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Song Tao on Tuesday summoned Japanese ambassador to China Uichiro Niwa and lodged solemn representations on Japan's interception of Chinese fishing boats.
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BEIJING, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- China Tuesday expressed grave concern over a collision between two Japanese patrol boats and a Chinese fishing boat in waters off the Diaoyu islands.
"We have lodged solemn representations with the Japanese side," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said at a regular press conference when asked to comment on the collision, which happened earlier Tuesday. Full story
