Abro este tema debido al reciente incidente entre estos dos paises asiaticos por la detención por parte del Japón de un pesquero de nacionalidad China.


Incidente marítimo se convierte en crisis diplomática entre China y Japón
Publicado por Gabriela Ulloa • La información es de Agencia AFP •


El gobierno chino convocó el miércoles por quinta vez en una semana al embajador de Japón, para exigir la liberación del capitán de un barco pesquero chino detenido por los japoneses, mientras que la crisis diplomática entre ambos países comienza a preocupar a Estados Unidos.

Se trata de una cantidad “impresionante” de convocatorias que muestra la firme voluntad del gobierno chino de obtener la liberación del capitán Zhan Qixiong, indicó a la AFP un diplomático occcidental,

El barco y su tripulación habían sido capturados el 7 de septiembre pasado en una zona del Mar de China Oriental reclamada por ambos países.

El martes, los 14 miembros de la tripulación fueron liberados y el barco devuelto a China, pero Japón mantuvo detenido al capitán de la embarcación.

El viceministro de Relaciones Exteriores chino Liu Zhenmin se quejó de nuevo ante el embajador Uichiro Niwa por la detención “ilegal” del capitán del buque pesquero y reclamó su “liberación inmediata”, dijo el ministerio en su página web.

El miércoles, Estados Unidos intervino por primera vez en la crisis, pidiendo a China y Japón que “solucionen pacíficamente, a través del diálogo” sus diferencias.

Estados Unidos destacó de paso la alianza nipo-norteamericana, “piedra angular de la seguridad y la estabilidad en Asia”, lo que podría irritar aún más al gobierno chino.

El pesquero fue abordado cerca de un grupo de islas llamadas Senkaku en japonés y Diaoyu en chino, a medio camino entre Taiwán y Okinawa.

China, Japón y Taiwán se disputan la soberanía del archipiélago, zona propicia para la pesca y que contendría importantes reservas de hidrocarburos.

Los hechos han derivado en un incidente diplomático y el gobierno chino ha advertido que podría tener un impacto “grave” en las relaciones chino-japonesas.

Japón dijo que el asunto “sería tratado en conformidad con la ley japonesa, mientras que China advirtió que el incidente podía tener un “impacto grave” en las relaciones chino-japonesas.

Desde el inicio de la crisis, China anuló una visita de parlamentarios a Japón, prevista para este miércoles, y aplazó las conversaciones bilaterales sobre exploración de hidrocarburos en mar de China Oriental.

Japón consideró “muy lamentable” la suspensión de las discusiones sobre hidrocarburos.

Las autoridades han impedido que los nacionalistas chinos desencadenen un discurso antinipón en internet, aunque en los últimos días circulaba un llamado a manifestar frente al consulado japonés en Shanghai, este de China.

Por su lado, el diario japonés Asahi Shimbun daba cuenta de llamados a manifestar frente a la embajada japonesa en Pekín el miércoles, aniversario del comienzo de la invasión japonesa.

Más allá de los litigios marítimos, las relaciones entre China y Japón siguen marcadas, a pesar de la importancia creciente de sus vínculos económicos, por una gran desconfianza heredada de la guerra sino-japonesa.

La crisis actual es la primera verdadera crisis entre ambos países desde 2005, año en que se registraron manifestaciones antijaponesas, a veces violentas, en varias ciudades China debido a la revisión de los manuales japoneses de historia.

En 2006 se había registrado un nuevo foco de tensión debido a la visita del primer ministro de la época, Junichiro Yasukuni, al santuario de Yasujuni, que honra a criminales de guerra japoneses.

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Honolables saludos.

Gracias Estimado PREDATOR por permitir este tipo de temas!!!

Ahora mi granito de arena!!!

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Japan-China trawler row deepens Japanese envoy summoned for fifth time over demands to free Chinese fishing boat captain held in Tokyo since last week. Last Modified: 15 Sep 2010 06:48 GMT Japan has asked the Chinese side to take "appropriate measures to avoid escalation of the situation" China has summoned Japan's ambassador to demand the release of a Chinese fishing boat captain detained last week, in the worst diplomatic spat between the two regional rivals in years. Zhan Qixiong and his crew were seized following a collision on September 7 between his trawler and two Japanese coastguard vessels in disputed waters. Japan says Zhan rammed the two Japanese coastguard patrol vessels intentionally during a high-seas chase near disputed islands in the East China Sea, which are claimed by both countries as well as Taiwan. The maritime incident has strained ties between the two Asian nations, and China has since summoned Uichiro Niwa, the Japanese envoy, repeatedly. Liu Zhenmin, the Chinese assistant foreign minister, called Niwa on Tuesday to complain again over Japan's continued "illegal detention" of the Chinese skipper. In a statement posted on the ministry's website, Liu "demanded that Japan immediately release and send back the Chinese boat captain." The trawler's 14 crew members were released on Monday. Chinese pressure The Kyodo news agency citing a statement from the Japanese embassy quoted Niwa as telling Liu that China should rein in actions that could worsen the row. "We request that the Chinese side implement appropriate measures to avoid escalation of the situation," Niwa said. He chided China for "taking unilateral action by deliberately linking the fishing ship collision case with several unrelated issues," the Kyodo report added. Beijing has already postponed talks with Tokyo on joint energy exploration in the East China Sea and scrapped a trip to Japan by a senior legislator in protest. Japan on Tuesday called the situation "extremely regrettable," and has complained to China over the postponement of the energy talks. Call for dialogue The uninhabited islands – called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China – lie in an area with rich fishing grounds that is also believed to contain oil and gas deposits. The area has been a frequent flashpoint of regional tensions. Meanwhile the United States on Tuesday called for dialogue to settle the dispute. "On this narrow issue, we hope that would be resolved peacefully through dialogue between China and Japan," Philip Crowley, a US state department spokesman, said in Washington. He also stressed the importance of the US-Japan alliance. The alliance "is a cornerstone of security and stability across Asia," Crowley said, and benefits Japan and "other countries in the region, including China". Relations between Beijing and Tokyo have long been dogged by mutual distrust and Chinese bitterness over Japan's occupation of much of China before and during World War II. Both sides have made a determined effort to improve ties since 2005 and 2006, when Chinese anger with Japan erupted in sometimes violent protests and the two countries' leaders were barely on speaking terms. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2010/09/201091551653664343.html

Se esta poniendo bastante interesante este lado del Mundo... ya que CHINA quiere a todo fin mostrar sus musculos y ganar una guerra que no ha ganado por mucho tiempo!

Olimpus

Creo que hoy las cosas son muy distintas a las de la WW II,hoy China maneja arsenales atomicos,es una super potencia y con la cantidad de soldados que posee,perfectamente podria aplastar al Japón.
Ojalá que solo quede en dime y diretes en el ambito diplomatico.

Saludos

No seria tan facil para los chinos, ya que ellos no tienen muchas naves anfivias y los EEUU's tienen bases por esos lados!

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Sep. 10, 2010 Japan Wary Of China Military, Urges Closer US Ties Japan Wary Of China's Military Expansion, Stresses Importance Of US Forces In Regional Peace (AP) TOKYO (AP) - Japan's Defense Ministry stressed the importance of U.S. military forces in Japan and cast a wary eye on China's military expansion in an annual report Friday, as diplomatic tensions with China rose following a collision near disputed islands. The annual defense policy report also said a group of South Korean-controlled islands, called Dokdo in Korean and Takeshima in Japanese, were an "integral" part of Japanese territory - prompting protesters in South Korea's capital to try to burn a Japanese flag in a show of anger. The report's release comes amid a growing diplomatic dispute between Japan and China. Beijing has warned Tokyo that bilateral ties could be damaged over the arrest of a Chinese fishing boat captain whose ship collided with two Japanese patrol vessels Tuesday near disputed islands in the East China Sea. China has increased its activity in Japanese waters to defend its territory, protect its maritime interests and deter Taiwanese independence, the defense report said. Highlighting China's increased military spending, it said Beijing's lack of openness in its defense policies and military activities were "a matter of concern for the region and the international community, including Japan, which should require prudent analysis." It said China has not disclosed specific information about its weapons, procurement goals, details of major units and its national defense budget. China has released defense reports every two years since 1998 but has not yet achieved the level of transparency expected for "a responsible major power in the international society," it said. China also is developing the technology needed for possessing its own aircraft carrier, it said. The report highlighted the importance of American forces based in Japan under a security pact that marks its 50th anniversary this year, saying they act as a deterrence that contributes to Japan's defense as well as regional security. In particular, having U.S. forces on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa offers a strategic advantage because of its geographic location, allowing them to respond more quickly to emergencies in East Asia than if they were based in Hawaii, Guam or the U.S. mainland, it said. However, many residents of the island of Okinawa, which hosts three-quarters of all U.S. military facilities in Japan, want the bases moved off the island. Under a 2006 agreement to reorganize the 47,000 U.S. troops in Japan, Washington is to move 8,000 Marines from Okinawa to the U.S. territory of Guam and relocate U.S. Marine Air Station Futenma, set in the middle of a city, to a less crowded part of the island by 2014. The report said that moving Futenma out of Okinawa - as proposed by former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama - would hinder the Marines' response capabilities, and it was "unavoidable" to keep the base's operations on the island. ___ Associated Press Writer Mari Yamaguchi contributed to this report. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/09/10/ap/asia/main6852911.shtml

Olimpus

Desde el fin de la Segunda Guerra que ninguna de las dos China ha tenido una buena relación con Japón (está demás decir que entre ellas tampoco son muy cercanas). Y se pone aún más compleja la cosa en el caso de estas islas que reclaman los tres países.

Mi opinion de esto es, de que CHINA va a retomar lo que era de ellos incluyendo a TAIWAN y la la FUERZA!!!

Hace unos anios atras movieron tropas y practicaron a como seria un ataque a la isla de TAIWAN, primero los bombardearian con misiles y despues dejarian de que la aviacion entrara a atacar lo que quedara de los aviones taiwaneses y a las baterias en las playas, para asi darle lugar a una invacion por parte de tropas.

Por lo menos en los EEUU's se paso una ley que dicta de que el pais del norte ayudaria militarmente a TAIWAN.

Pero, como esta CHINA hoy en dia... y con los avances economicos, tecnologicos y militares, ellos estarian bien parados pero en unos anios mas.

Olimpus

Esta noticia es de June del 2005, pero nos da a conocer una noticia que quizas muchos no sabian... hasta TAIWAN dice que unas islas ocupadas por JAPAN les pertenece a ellos.

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06/21/2005 12:13 JAPAN - TAIWAN Taiwanese warships in islands claimed by Japan Even China has laid a claim on Diaoyu, rich in fishing stocks and natural gas repositories. Taipei (AsiaNews/agencies) – A Taiwan warship has sailed to the Diaoyu islands for an "inspection tour". The islands, known in Japan as Senkaku, are claimed by Japan and China. Today, 21 June, Taiwanese defence minister, Lee Jye, and 15 members of parliament – including Wang Jin-pyng, parliamentary spokesman – sailed on a 3,800 tonne Knox class frigate "Fengyang" headed for the islands to make "an inspection of Taiwan waters". The frigate is escorted by other ships and planes at a distance, said military spokesman, Liou Chih-chien. The trip should last eight hours and wind up in the afternoon. Wang said: "this area belongs to us historically, geographically and legally. We must defend our sovereignty, and protect the rights of our fishermen." Taiwanese fishermen have been chased out of the zone by Japanese coastguards, and Japan has often imposed fines and detained fishing boats which entered the 200 nautical-mile zone, rich in fishing stocks. Japan stakes a claim on the territory, which stretches as far as the north-east territorial waters of Taiwan. Fishermen have protested forcefully, insisting they were in Taiwan waters, they also threatened to ask China for help and to hoist its flag if their government did not protect them. Their cause has been strongly supported by the political opposition. Ma Ying-jeou, Taipei mayor, even called for "military action to force [Japan] to reach a compromise." The islands are the heart of a controversy involving Japan, China and Taiwan, not least because of the exploitation of rich natural gas repositories. On Monday 20 June, Tadashi Ikeda, Japanese representative in Taipei, make known to the Taiwanese foreign affairs minister that Japan "did not consider it appropriate" to send a warship to protect fishermen and that "it could not guarantee it would not take any action if Taiwanese warships" crossed the border. Even if the two states have no diplomatic links, they have always maintained amicable relations: Tokyo has always been considered as an ally against Beijing's reunification claims on the island. Besides, Japan is Taiwan's main trading partner. http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Taiwanese-warships-in-islands-claimed-by-Japan-3551.html

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