2010 Senkaku boat collision incident

Diplomatic dispute between Japan and China September 2017 thumb|200px|JCG PS Bizan-class patrol boat similar to Mizuki which collided with Minjinyu 5179 thumb|200px|The gas fields near the disputed border of EEZ as claimed by Japan (Japan-China Median Line) and claimed by China (Okinawa Trough near the Diaoyu Islands) are related to this conflict. 160px upright "Rare Earths: The Hidden Cost to Their Magic", Distillations Podcast and transcript, Episode 242, June 25, 2019, Science History Institute The 2010 Senkaku boat collision incident (or the Minjinyu 5179 incident) occurred on the morning of September 7, 2010, when a Chinese trawler (Minjinyu 5179) operating in disputed waters collided with Japanese Coast Guard (JCG) patrol boats near the Senkaku Islands.ja:尖閣沖衝突、中国漁船船長を送検 違法操業立件も http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-167407-storytopic-1.html The Ryukyu Shimpo March 8, 2011 ja https://web.archive.org/web/20110722123819/http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-167407-storytopic-1.html July 22, 2011 dead mdy-all ja:中国漁船、巡視船と接触し逃走…尖閣諸島近海 http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/feature/20100924-728653/news/20100924-OYT1T00544.htm Yomiuri Shimbun March 8, 2011 ja https://web.archive.org/web/20101114165636/http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/feature/20100924-728653/news/20100924-OYT1T00544.htm November 14, 2010 live Senkaku collisions video leak riles China http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20101106a1.html The Japan Times March 8, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20101109002022/http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20101106a1.html November 9, 2010 live There were several JCG boats involved, including Yonakuni and Mizuki, which collided with Minjinyu 5179, plus Hateruma and other JCG boats. The collision and Japan's subsequent detention of the skipper, Zhan Qixiong (詹其雄), resulted in a major diplomatic dispute between China and Japan. When China's repeated demands for the release of the skipper were refused and his detention extended for ten more days, the Chinese government cancelled official meetings of the ministerial level and above. The detained Chinese crew members were released without charge and were allowed to return home. In China the overall event is perceived as a diplomatic victory,http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/LJ05Dh01.html China signals V for victory Asia Times October 5, 2010 November 7, 2010 https://archive.today/20101031211613/http://atimes.com/atimes/Japan/LJ05Dh01.html October 31, 2010 unfit while in Japan the Japanese government's "weak-kneed" handling of the issue was criticized,http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T100928004733.htm Kan seeks intl stage for Senkaku spat solution The Yomiuri Shimbun September 29, 2010 November 7, 2010 https://archive.today/20101007212409/http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T100928004733.htm October 7, 2010 live particularly by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.Abe Shinzo Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe on U.S.-Japanese Relations https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.hudson.org/files/publications/AbeEventTranscript.pdf The Capital Hilton Washington, DC Hudson Institute 15 October 2010Abe Shinzo U.S.-Japan Relations https://www.c-span.org/video/?296035-1/us-japan-relations C-SPAN National Cable Satellite Corporation 15 October 2010 Background Senkaku Islands dispute The Senkaku Islands are claimed by Japan, the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China.https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gfux6suEvEhsCmNJgxMYAYK68ZIQ High-seas collisions trigger Japan-China spat AFP September 7, 2010 November 4, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20140131052313/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gfux6suEvEhsCmNJgxMYAYK68ZIQ January 31, 2014 dead Hong Lei, Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Held a Regular Press Conference on February 22, 2013 China Never Recognizes Japan's So-Called "De Facto Control" Over Diaoyu Islands Because It's Illegal http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_chn/fyrbt_602243/t1015765.shtml May 18, 2013 Hong Lei Beijing zh February 22, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130225132129/http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_chn/fyrbt_602243/t1015765.shtml February 25, 2013 live In 2008 a sports fishing boat from Taiwan, Lien Ho, was rammed and sunk by JCG patrol ships which led to an official apology and monetary compensation of NT$10 million paid by Japan.http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/LJ05Dh01.html Asiatimes November 7, 2010 https://archive.today/20101031211613/http://atimes.com/atimes/Japan/LJ05Dh01.html October 31, 2010 unfit Multiple events involving JCG and fishing boats from nearby Chinese provinces and Taiwan have occurred since 1972. From 2005 to the 2010 incident, bilateral relations between China and Japan had been trending positively.Wang Frances Yaping The Art of State Persuasion: China's Strategic Use of Media in Interstate Disputes Oxford University Press 2024 9780197757512 10.1093/oso/9780197757505.001.0001264 Details of the incident According to the JCG, the patrol boat Mizuki of the 11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters encountered Minjinyu 5179 at about 10:15 (JST) on September 7, 2010. Mizuki ordered Minjinyu 5179 to stop for inspection since Minjinyu 5179 was traveling 12 km mi on north-west of the Senkaku Islands, which is outside the agreed area for Chinese fishing, and within disputed Japanese territorial waters. Minjinyu 5179 refused the order and attempted to flee from the scene. During the chase and interception, Minjinyu 5179 collided with JCG patrol vessels. On September 8, 2010, JCG boarded the Chinese trawler and arrested its captain for obstruction of performance of public duty and illegal fishing.https://www.ft.com/content/a09e651a-bb04-11df-9e1d-00144feab49a Japan's arrest of captain angers Beijing Financial Times September 8, 2010 November 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101113101142/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a09e651a-bb04-11df-9e1d-00144feab49a.html November 13, 2010 live The trawler, the captain, and 14 crew members, were transported to Ishigaki Island of Japanhttp://sankei.jp.msn.com/affairs/crime/100908/crm1009080226001-n1.htm 尖閣諸島近海 海保巡視船に接触の中国人船長を逮捕 石垣島 Sankei Shimbun September 8, 2010 November 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101109173533/http://sankei.jp.msn.com/affairs/crime/100908/crm1009080226001-n1.htm November 9, 2010 dead mdy-all for detention. An investigator told the press that he smelled alcohol on the arrested captain http://sankei.jp.msn.com/affairs/crime/101028/crm1010280721001-n2.htm 尖閣ビデオ内容判明 中国漁船、加速して衝突 「故意」裏付け 船長は飲酒か Sankei Shimbun October 28, 2010 November 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101111063552/http://sankei.jp.msn.com/affairs/crime/101028/crm1010280721001-n2.htm November 11, 2010 dead mdy-all but apparently no alcohol test results were ever released. In response to the arrest, the Chinese government made a series of diplomatic protests, demanding the immediate release of the trawler and all its crew. China summoned Uichiro Niwa, the Japanese ambassador to China in Beijing, six times, each time with an official of higher diplomatic rank, on one occasion after midnight.http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/26/3022074.htm China demands compensation over captured sailor ABC News September 26, 2010 November 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101109122553/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/26/3022074.htm November 9, 2010 dead The trawler and 14 of the crew members (but not the captain, Zhan) were released after the sixth summons on September 13, 2010. The captain of the trawler remained in Japanese detention for 17 days and was finally released on September 24, 2010. Chronology of events thumb|250px|The event "11.6 Freedom and Peace for Asia" on November 6, 2010, at Hibiya Park, Tokyo September 7, 2010: The Chinese fishing trawler Minjinyu 5179 collides with two Japanese Coast Guard patrol boats in disputed waters near the Senkaku Islands. The collisions occur between 10am and 11am (Yonakuni around 10:16am, Mizuki around 10:56am.), after the Japanese Coast Guard ordered the trawler to leave the area. After the collisions, Japanese Coast Guard sailors boarded the Chinese vessel and arrested the captain, Zhan Qixiong. On the same day, Song Tao, Chinese associate minister of foreign affairs, called in Japan's ambassador to China Uichiro Niwa and requested Japan to stop its interception operation. http://www.chinanews.com.cn/gn/2010/09-15/2534266.shtml China Calls in Japan's Ambassador Again China News September 15, 2010 May 19, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20101109015605/http://www.chinanews.com.cn/gn/2010/09-15/2534266.shtml November 9, 2010 live September 9: Jiang Yu, spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China said that China has sent law enforcement boats of the Fishery Administration to the incident waters. On the same day, Hu Zhengyue, the assistant to the minister of foreign affairs called in Japan's ambassador to China Uichiro Niwa. Hu urged Japan immediately release the trawler together with seamen on board and guarantee their safety and integrity. The Ishigaki Maritime Safety Agency charges Captain Zhan Qixiong with interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties and send him to the Ishigaki branch of the District Public Prosecutor's Office in Naha. September 12: In the early morning, State Councilor Dai Bingguo called in Japan's ambassador to China Uichiro Niwa. Dai warned the Japanese government: "Don't make false judgement on the current situation, make wise political decisions, and release China's fishermen and trawler immediately." http://udn.com/NEWS/MAINLAND/MAI1/5844363.shtml 釣魚台延燒 中國4度召見日大使 联合新闻网 September 12, 2010 May 23, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20100914210712/http://udn.com/NEWS/MAINLAND/MAI1/5844363.shtml September 14, 2010 live http://news.cts.com.tw/udn/international/201009/201009110560403.html 釣魚台衝撞事件 中共大動作召見日大使 华视新闻网 September 11, 2010 May 23, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130922204612/http://news.cts.com.tw/udn/international/201009/201009110560403.html September 22, 2013 dead mdy-all September 13: Because of the detention of the Chinese captain, China's embassy told the Affairs Bureau of the House of Representatives (Japan) that Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Li Jianguo decided to delay his 5-day visit to Japan. http://udn.com/NEWS/NATIONAL/NATS3/5848362.shtml 中日緊繃！日扣船長 中官員延訪 联合新闻网 September 14, 2010 May 24, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20100916204952/http://udn.com/NEWS/NATIONAL/NATS3/5848362.shtml September 16, 2010 live The trawler and 14 crew members were released and returned to China. Captain Qixiong remains detained in Naha. September 16: Seiji Maehara, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, goes to Ishigaki Maritime Safety Agency and inspects the patrol ships damaged in the incident.国交相、漁船と衝突の巡視船視察 衝突は「強い衝撃と認識」 http://www.47news.jp/news/2010/09/post_20100916120022.html September 16, 2010 September 16, 2010 47NEWS https://web.archive.org/web/20100919165255/http://www.47news.jp/news/2010/09/post_20100916120022.html September 19, 2010 live September 20: China detains four Japanese employees of Fujita Corporation for allegedly filming military targets.http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-10-17/china-wants-to-mend-ties-with-japanese-after-protest.html China Wants to Mend Ties With Japanese After Protest – BusinessWeek December 6, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101120185122/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-10-17/china-wants-to-mend-ties-with-japanese-after-protest.html November 20, 2010 dead September 22: China's premier Wen Jiabao delivered a strong-worded address: "I strongly urge Japan to release Zhan Qixiong immediately and unconditionally" when he attended the general assembly of the United Nations in New York. He said Japan had turned a deaf ear to China's repeated serious requests. "If Japan persists willfully and arbitrarily, China will take further actions. Japan shall take full responsibilities for all dire consequences incurred." This is the highest level of protests made by Chinese officials after the collision incident. http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20100923&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=11866&art_id=14479742 溫家寶發火 警告反制日本 蘋果日報 September 23, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101220044326/http://www1.hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20100923&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=11866&art_id=14479742 December 20, 2010 live Yahoo News. "https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100922/ap_on_re_as/as_china_japan_ships_collide https://web.archive.org/web/20100929222038/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100922/ap_on_re_as/as_china_japan_ships_collide September 29, 2010 " Article. Retrieved on September 22, 2010. September 24: Japan releases Qixiong, stating that keeping the captain in custody would not be appropriate and was having a considerable impact on Sino-Japan relations.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-11403241 Japan to free Chinese boat captain. BBC News September 24, 2010 June 20, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20110918145847/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-11403241 September 18, 2011 live September 25: China demands an apology and compensation from Japan for holding the Chinese boat captain. Japan rejects this demand.2010-09-26 No Japan Apology In China Boat Incident https://www.rferl.org/a/Japan_Rejects_Chinese_Demands_For_Apology_Over_Boat_Incident/2168560.html 2020-09-06 RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty en September 27: Japan said it would counter-claim against China for damage to its patrol boats in the collision.McCurry Justin Branigan Tania 2010-09-27 Japan demands China pay to repair damage to coastguard vessels https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/sep/27/japan-china-fishing-boat-row 2020-09-06 The Guardian en-GB October 6: Joint US/Japan drill is planned on defending Okinawa in Decemberhttp://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/taiwan/2010/taiwan-101003-cna01.htm Taiwan probing report on U.S.-Japan joint exercise over Tiaoyutai November 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20121103134120/http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/taiwan/2010/taiwan-101003-cna01.htm November 3, 2012 live Japan gov't support slides on handling of China row https://web.archive.org/web/20110612013230/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/japan/2010/10/05/275007/Japan-govt.htm June 12, 2011 The China Post of Taiwan, October 5, 2010 but Japanese Prime Minister Kan Naoto told the parliament that the joint military exercise does not have the islands specifically in mind.http://sankei.jp.msn.com/politics/policy/101006/plc1010062059024-n1.htm Sankei November 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101110022404/http://sankei.jp.msn.com/politics/policy/101006/plc1010062059024-n1.htm November 10, 2010 dead mdy-all October 9: All of the Fujita employees were released by China. October 19: In the regular press conference held by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, a reporter asked: According to Japanese news sources, the Foreign Minister of Japan Seiji Maehara claimed that China's reaction to the collision is "hysterical". How does China respond to Mr. Seiji's comment? The spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said: "We are deeply astonished that such a comment is made by a foreign minister of some nation."Record of the Regular Press Conferences Held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China Ma Zhaoxu, Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Held a Regular Press Conference on October 19, 2010 http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_chn/fyrbt_602243/jzhsl_602247/t762437.shtml Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China Beijing October 19, 2010 November 4: Leaked video footage of the collision appears on YouTube.https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/11/09/national/senkaku-video-leak-probed-as-a-crime/ Coast guard probed over video leak November 9, 2010 November 10, 2010 November 9: Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office of Japan launches an investigation against Google over the video leak. November 15: Japanese police and prosecutors announced that they would not arrest anyone for the YouTube leak.http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20101118a1.html Looking less like a secret The Japan Times November 18, 2010 November 24, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101123021414/http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20101118a1.html November 23, 2010 live Response in Japan thumb|220px|Anti-Chinese government protesters rally at Shibuya, October 2 Government The Japanese government claims that there is no territorial dispute over the Senkaku Islands.264–265 On September 14, 2010, then-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Seiji Maehara repeatedly asserted this standpoint.http://japanfocus.org/-Wada-Haruki/3433 Japan Focus Resolving the China-Japan Conflict Over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands November 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101109011309/http://www.japanfocus.org/-Wada-Haruki/3433 November 9, 2010 live On 19 September, the Japanese government extended its detention of the boat captain on the basis of domestic Japanese law.264 This detention differed from the Japanese Coast Guard's usual approach of expelling or deporting those that it viewed as intruders in the area.265 Japan also announced that the disputed islands were covered by the United States-Japan Security Alliance.265 Business The business community thinks that this incident has exposed China's country risks, called "China risks" :ja:チャイナリスク in Japan. Japanese companies proactively invest into rare earth mining in countries other than China. Examples include Sumitomo Corporation and Toshiba in Kazakhstan, Marubeni in South Africa, Sojitz and Toyota Tsusho in Vietnam, Sojitsu in Australia, and Sumitomo in the United States.http://www.asahi.com/business/topics/economy/TKY201009290587.html レアアース「脱中国」代替品開発に汗 カザフでも事業 May 7, 2011 The Asahi Shimbun September 30, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101001105612/http://www.asahi.com/business/topics/economy/TKY201009290587.html October 1, 2010 live http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/MD28Dh01.html Japan spreads rare earth risk May 7, 2011 Cindy Hurst Asia Times Online April 28, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110430125317/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/MD28Dh01.html April 30, 2011 unfit Many companies have shifted the focus of investment away from China to India (the top recipient of Japanese investment) and the ASEAN nations.http://jp.reuters.com/article/topNews/idJPJAPAN-17382820100927 ロイターコラム：中国リスクでインド・ＡＳＥＡＮシフト加速へ May 7, 2011 Reuters September 27, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101218143553/http://jp.reuters.com/article/topNews/idJPJAPAN-17382820100927 December 18, 2010 live Protests On October 2, 2010, large-scale anti-Chinese protests occurred in Tokyo and six other cities in Japan.Tokyo Protests Blast China's Response to Collision https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704419504575527664218726440 The Wall Street Journal October 11, 2010 Yoree Koh October 3, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101011114921/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704419504575527664218726440.html October 11, 2010 liveChina accused of invading disputed islands http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/10/02/japan.anti.china.protest/index.html CNN October 11, 2010 October 2, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101013090542/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/10/02/japan.anti.china.protest/index.html October 13, 2010 live On November 6, an anti-Chinese demonstration was held in Hibiya Park.http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-52713420101106 Japan protesters rally over China, Kan as APEC looms Reuters November 6, 2010 November 23, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065223/http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-52713420101106 March 4, 2016 dead Response in China In the immediate aftermath of the arrest, the Chinese government sought to restrain hardline Chinese public sentiment.264 The Chinese government ordered the China Federation for Defending the Diaoyu Islands to withdraw their open letter of protest to the Japanese government.264 It also stopped a boat trip to the disputed islands from departing Xiamen on 10 September and dispersed anti-Japanese protests in Beijing, Nanjing, Changsha.264 It instructed PLA media commentators not to talk about the incident, censored key words related to the dispute online, and shut down internet chat rooms.264–265 The Chinese government's position grew firmer over time.264–265 The Chinese government viewed Japan's extending of the captain's detention and statements about the islands being covered by the United States-Japan Security Alliance as a change to the status quo treatment of the disputed islands and as an assertion of Japanese de jure sovereignty over them.265 In response, China detained four Japanese nationals for entering a restricted military area in China and also suspended high-level security exchanges with Japan.265 Shortly thereafter, China placed informal limits on Japanese tourism and the export of rare earth metals to Japan (whether the restrictions on rare earth exports were a response to the incident remains a matter of debate as of at least 2024).265 Mainland China Beijing September 8, 2010, mainland Chinese non-governmental fisherman groups took to the streets of Beijing in protest, including a major protest outside the Japanese embassy. Chinese patriotism and anti-Japanese sentiment were evident amongst protestors who waved Chinese flags and sang the national anthem while holding placards demanding that the Japanese withdraw from the islands. A letter of protest was left with Japanese embassy staff along with an ancient Chinese styled copper sheet used to send off a dead person's spirit, as a death wish.http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/special/zrczdydxz/content-2/detail_2010_09/08/2462816_0.shtml 民间保钓人士在日驻华使馆前抗议 酝酿赴钓鱼岛 凤凰网 December 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110125091322/http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/special/zrczdydxz/content-2/detail_2010_09/08/2462816_0.shtml January 25, 2011 live On September 18, dozens of individuals wearing the increasingly popular "Oppose Japan" shirts held a protest around the Japanese embassy, demanding Japanese withdrawal from the islands and waving maps of China that included the islands as Chinese territories and chanted 'China forever' (lit. "China ten thousand years"/中国万岁/中國萬歲). The protesters posed a much larger danger to the embassy and local police were reinforced to 2–3 times the previous levels. Requests by the police, who were in riot gear, for the protesters to depart were largely unheeded. The embassy instead locked down and police closed off neighbouring streets to limit the increase of protesters and the possibility of chaos.http://realtime.zaobao.com/2010/09/100918_12.shtml 北京日使馆外 大批市民聚集抗议 联合早报网 December 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101209083914/http://realtime.zaobao.com/2010/09/100918_12.shtml December 9, 2010 dead mdy-all Tianjin On September 12, 2010, a Japanese private school in Tianjin, China, was vandalised prompting police to increase police presence in Japanese schools, as well as cultural facilities, throughout China. Schools in Tianjin and Beijing (two neighbouring cities) were suspended until September 18. http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/100915/4/k8bz.html 北京日本人學校運動會延期 明報 September 15, 2010 September 16, 2010 June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes Shanghai Protests lasted for much of the period September 8–18, 2010 outside the Japanese consulate in Shanghai; several signed petitions and letters of protest were submitted to consulate staff.http://realtime.zaobao.com/2010/09/100918_13.shtml 上海沈阳等地都出现反日示威 联合早报网 December 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100921063831/http://realtime.zaobao.com/2010/09/100918_13.shtml September 21, 2010 dead mdy-all Other places in mainland China thumb|Anti-Japanese protest in Xi'an on October 20, 2010. Notable protests took place throughout the rest of China requiring extra police deployment and provisional security measures around Japanese businesses or cultural centres. Additionally, due to the large participation in protests by high school and university students, most schools arranged for mandatory extra Saturday lessons to ensure students were not on the streets protesting. Cities with protesters in excess of 3000 and as high as 10,000 included: Chongqing, Shenyang, Changsha, Xi'an, Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Fujian, Mianyang, and Deyang.http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20100915-China-Diaoyu-Island-102942594.html 中国政府打压民间保钓 美国之音 September 15, 2010 December 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110104183231/http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20100915-China-Diaoyu-Island-102942594.html January 4, 2011 dead http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/detail_2010_09/18/2548128_0.shtml 重庆2000余名市民聚会步行街高唱抗日歌曲 凤凰网 December 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110212183432/http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/detail_2010_09/18/2548128_0.shtml February 12, 2011 livehttp://www.zaobao.com/special/hotspot/pages/hotspot100918hh.shtml "9·18"事件79周年 中国多处出现反日示威 联合早报网 December 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100921064109/http://www.zaobao.com/special/hotspot/pages/hotspot100918hh.shtml September 21, 2010 live http://the-sun.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20101024/00429_011.html?pubdate=20101024 四川反日示威爆警民衝突 太陽報 October 24, 2010 November 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120401020639/http://the-sun.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20101024/00429_011.html?pubdate=20101024 April 1, 2012 live Hong Kong September 13, 2010, Hong Kong fishermen protest outside the Japanese consulate to China in Central, Hong Kong. Protestors burned Japanese flags and chanted slogans, particularly Japan get out of Diaoyu Islands!. In a more official manner representatives from Hong Kong's political parties spoke to consulate officials requesting a swift release of the detained fishermen.http://v.ifeng.com/news/gangao/201009/ecb9568d-ba39-4326-b442-1e4cf428448f.shtml 香港保钓人士发起游行 焚烧日旗表达抗议 凤凰网 December 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20170906135518/http://v.ifeng.com/news/gangao/201009/ecb9568d-ba39-4326-b442-1e4cf428448f.shtml September 6, 2017 live On September 18, the consulate was once again surrounded and protesters wished to pass a notice of protest, however as it was a Saturday, the majority of the consular staff were not present and so the protesters did not receive a response. The protesters then turned to burning the objects in protest. In the northern Sha Tin district citizens gathered and burned Japanese flags and products too. Taiwan On September 14, 2010, a rally was held in front of the Japanese Interchange Association in Taiwan. The protesters threw fish and burned Japanese flags to voice their anger.http://www.itnsource.com/shotlist//RTV/2010/09/15/RTV2357510/ Protesters burn Japanese flags in disputed islands rally January 22, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110719185651/http://www.itnsource.com/shotlist//RTV/2007/02/16/RTV248507/ July 19, 2011 Response in other countries United States On September 23, 2010, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara that Senkaku and nearby waters are covered by the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan, which obligates the United States to defend Japanese territory from attacks by third-party countries,http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201010310164.html Tokyo, Beijing ties are still vulnerable The Asahi Simbun November 1, 2010 November 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101104051731/http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201010310164.html November 4, 2010 live and maintained that it does not have a position regarding the sovereignty of the islands. At a press conference held on the same day, United States Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said that in the event of military conflict over the Senkaku Islands, "Washington would honor its military commitment to intervene".http://www.eurasiareview.com/201011049455/us-supports-japan-confronts-china-and-russia-over-island-disputes.html U.S. Supports Japan, Confronts China And Russia Over Island Disputes Eurasis Review November 4, 2010 November 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101107024952/http://www.eurasiareview.com/201011049455/us-supports-japan-confronts-china-and-russia-over-island-disputes.html November 7, 2010 live A reporter posed the same question to clarify an earlier Kyodo report that "US changed its position", similar statements were made at a US State Department Press Conference a month previously on August 16, 2010: "The U.S. position on this issue is longstanding and has not changed. The United States does not take a position on the question of the ultimate sovereignty of the Senkaku Islands. We expect the claimants to resolve this issue through peaceful means among themselves. But Article 5 of the 1960 U.S.-Japan Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security states that the treaty applies to the territories under the administration of Japan. There's no change. That (Kyodo) report is incorrect."https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2010/08/146001.htm U.S. Department of States Remarks to the Press August 16 November 8, 2010 At the press conference on September 23, 2010, United States Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs Philip J. Crowley stated in response to a question whether Senkaku islands are covered by the security treaty that "We do believe that because the Senkaku Islands are under Japanese jurisdiction, that it is covered by the U.S.-Japan security treaty. That said, we also stress that we don't take a position on the sovereignty of the Senkaku Islands, but recognize current Japanese jurisdiction stemming back to the reversion of Okinawa to Japan."https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2010/09/147836.htm U.S. Department of States Remarks to the Press September 23 November 7, 2010 mdy-all https://web.archive.org/web/20170210174003/https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2010/09/147836.htm February 10, 2017 live Video of incident thumb|250px|A Japanese protest placard against the unreleasing of the video of the collisions Internal circulation The Japanese government was unwilling to release the videos, originally stating that the videos may constitute evidence in a future court case. Trying to avoid further provoking China was another reason cited for not releasing the videos. Upon repeated demands from legislators in the Diet from some members of various parties (DPJ and LDP included), a viewing was finally arranged on November 1, 2010. During the viewing, only an edited version of 6'50" duration was seen.http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20101102a2.html Diet panels view Senkaku run-in video Japan Times November 2, 2010 November 4, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101110014205/http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20101102a2.html November 10, 2010 live The leak On November 4, 2010, video footage of the collisions taken by the Japan Coast Guard was leaked on YouTube, and authorities later confirmed authenticity of the video clips.https://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101104/wl_asia_afp/japanchinadiplomacydisputevideo_20101104182905 HVideo of China-Japan ship collision leaked on YouTube AFP November 4, 2010 November 4, 2010 https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gfux6suEvEhsCmNJgxMYAYK68ZIQ 尖閣の衝突画像、ネット流出＝海保が確認、国会提出分以外も Jiji Press November 5, 2010 November 4, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20140131052313/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gfux6suEvEhsCmNJgxMYAYK68ZIQ January 31, 2014 dead The leaked clips totaled 44 minutes, but were taken down about ten hours later with the original poster sengoku38's account deleted. However, the original video is said to run more than two hours.http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20101102a2.html Diet panels view Senkaku run-in video, fault trawler The Japan Times November 2, 2010 November 4, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101110014205/http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20101102a2.html November 10, 2010 live This is supported by the fact that in some of the videos other crew members were also holding video cameras doing recordings. It was later revealed that the leak was done by a Japan Coast Guard Navigator from the Kobe Coast Guard Office, Masaharu Isshiki :ja:一色正春. He first sent a SD memory card with a copy of the footage of the incident to the offices of CNN in Japan, then when CNN did not post the contents of the memory card he uploaded the video to YouTube.http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T101125004484.htm JCG officer 'mailed Senkaku video to CNN' November 26, 2010 Yomiuri Shimbun November 26, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101206025425/http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T101125004484.htm December 6, 2010 live Reactions to the leak and the video clips The Japanese government views the leak as a breach of confidentiality and security. Contrary to Naoto Kan government's claim that releasing the video might upset China, the Chinese government does not seem to mind the leak, stating that "The so-called video can neither change the facts nor cover up Japan's crime."http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=77b77003c3c1c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news China News Headlines Hong Kong's premier newspaper online SCMP.com November 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120321214827/http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=77b77003c3c1c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news March 21, 2012 live A few hours later, China Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Hong Lei said, "I would like to reiterate that the Japanese patrol boats had disturbed, driven away, intercepted and surrounded the Chinese fishing boat, which led to the collision."http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-11/05/c_13593254.htm Xinhua report November 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101107000911/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-11/05/c_13593254.htm November 7, 2010 dead http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_600027.html Straits Times November 6, 2010 November 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101109005324/http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_600027.html November 9, 2010 live Meanwhile, both Japanese civilians and Chinese civilians and mediahttp://www.zonaeuropa.com/201011a.brief.htm#004 Press clippings and translation November 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101105111249/http://www.zonaeuropa.com/201011a.brief.htm November 5, 2010 live in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan welcomed the leak citing their right to know. Each group viewed the content of the video as presenting evidence favorable to their own cause in the dispute.https://sun-bin.blogspot.com/2010/11/which-ship-has-made-change-in-direction.html Video clippings and analysis November 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110716054550/http://sun-bin.blogspot.com/2010/11/which-ship-has-made-change-in-direction.html July 16, 2011 live Japanese claim the videos show Minjinyu 5179 rammed into JCG boats Yonakuni and Mizuki. Chinese claim that the two JCG boats cut in front of the Chinese trawler abruptly and are equally responsible for the collision, citing the much smaller size and slower speed of the Minjinyu 5179 and the wake of the JCG boats left in front of Minjinyu 5179.October 2024 Although YouTube is blocked inside mainland China, the videos were quickly reproduced on many Chinese websites.October 2024 Links to the leaked video clips thumb|250px|JCG's Hateruma that captured the moment of collision Original posted nameDuration of clipTaken byComments本当の尖閣 海上保安庁17'30"Yonakuni, a Hateruma patrol vessel 1尖閣の真実 海上保安庁28'9"JCG tried to order Minjinyu 5179 to stop尖閣侵略の真実 海上保安庁311'21"本当の尖閣 海上保安庁411'24"first collision with Yonakuni日本の尖閣 海上保安庁53'33"Mizuki, a Bizan-class patrol vesselsecond collision with Mizukiどうなる尖閣 海上保安庁62'29"Hateruma, a Hateruma-class patrol vesselsecond collision with Mizuki, viewed by afar 7t1Z7CuFWxI Japan Coast Guard orders the fishing boat to stop fPN7nlPCdSo Chinese trawler Minjinyu5179 pulls back round haul nets uPq7PeoX3wg Chinese trawler Minjinyu5179 attempts to evade 1Di8406Z474 Chinese trawler Minjinyu5179 collides with JCG's patrol vessel Yonakuni at 2:11, video taken by Yonakuni M3H-A7rB3wo Chinese trawler Minjinyu5179 collides again with another JCG's vessel Mizuki at 1:10, video taken by Mizuki, 1ZbsmKrjxXk Chinese trawler Minjinyu5179 collides with Mizuki video with English subtitles ymdtwN-nh4c Mizuki-Minjinyu5179 Collision captured from a different angle by JCG boat Hateruma at a distance Aftermath According to the Asahi Shimbun, since returning to China government authorities have confined Zhan Qixiong to his home. An Asahi reporter who attempted to interview Qixiong at his home in Jinjiang on September 5, 2011, was turned away by Chinese police. Local residents confirmed to the reporter that Qixiong was living at the residence but was not allowed to leave except in rare instances. Two holes in the bow of Minjinyu 5179, apparently caused by the collisions, have been repaired since the boat returned to China, but the boat has not been on any further fishing expeditions. Local Jinjiang fishermen told the Asahi reporter that they have mainly stayed away from the Senkaku Islands since the incident, but would go back, "as long as there were fish in the area."Okudera, Atsushi, "Ex-captain confined to home a year after Senkaku collision", Asahi Shimbun, September 8, 2011.http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20110906p2a00m0na022000c.html Anniversary of Senkaku Islands collision finds Chinese boat captain barred from sea The Mainichi Daily News September 6, 2011 September 8, 2011 bot: unknown http://www.freezepage.com/1315469772PEHMWKNUAA?url=http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20110906p2a00m0na022000c.html September 8, 2011 () See also Senkaku Islands dispute 2010 Eocheong boat collision incident Lu Yan Yuan Yu 010 References 30em Senkaku boat collision incident Senkaku boat collision incident Senkaku boat collision incident Category:Anti-Japanese sentiment in China Category:China–Japan relations Category:Heisei era Senkaku boat collision incident Category:Senkaku Islands Senkaku boat collision incident Category:Territorial disputes of China Category:Territorial disputes of Japan Category:Territorial disputes of Taiwan Category:Incidents in the East China Sea