【10.09.21 纽约时报】China Says No Meeting With Japan at U.N.

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BEIJING — China broadened its show of diplomatic displeasure Tuesday over a territorial dispute with Japan by effectively scrapping the possibility that Prime Minister Wen Jiabao would meet his Japanese counterpart at the United Nations this week.
Speaking at a news briefing, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Jiang Yu, said it would be “inappropriate” for Mr. Wen to meet Prime Minister Naoto Kan of Japan at a United Nations conference in New York. Ms. Jiang said such a meeting should not take place until Japan releases the captain of a Chinese trawler who was detained by Japanese naval vessels this month.
The public rejection of any meeting amounted to a new display of anger by China, which on Sunday suspended many government contacts and other exchanges with Japan over the dispute.
“Japan holds the key to solving this problem,” Ms. Jiang said. “The Japanese side should correctly understand the situation and return the captain immediately and unconditionally.”
Japanese officials have said the trawler rammed two of their vessels off the uninhabited islands that Japan calls Senkaku and China calls Diaoyu, claimed by both countries. Chinese officials have said Japan purposefully caused the collision to underscore its opposition to the presence of Chinese ships. China is especially angry that the captain has been detained and is being investigated by Japanese law enforcement authorities on charges of obstructing officials from their work.
Boats from China and Taiwan have fished around the islands for many decades and occasionally come into conflict. In the past, the boats and crew were usually released with a warning. Some analysts say the issue might blow over on Sept. 29. That is the date when Japan must decide whether to formally charge the captain or release him. If he is charged, the issue could boil over in China — already, protests have taken place and Internet forums are full of anti-Japanese rhetoric.
“Japan will have to release the captain with a warning or something similar,“ said a Western diplomat based in Beijing who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the delicacy of the conflict. “It’s hard to imagine them actually charging and trying him.“
Sentiment in Japan, however, has hardened against China in recent years, with some calling for the country to resist a diplomatic solution and enforce its claims by applying Japanese law.
While Japan controls the islands, China draws on historical records to buttress its claim. The islands have been the scene of protests for several decades, with Chinese from the mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan claiming that Japan seized them in the 19th century and should have returned them after the end of World War II. Japan says the islands were not effectively controlled by anyone until it did so and were not part of agreements at the end of the war to strip it of territory acquired during its period of expansionism.
The most recent flare-up comes as China faces disputes with its neighbors to the south over control of islands in the South China Sea.
It has also objected to United States military exercises in the region and arms sales to Taiwan, which it also views as part of its territory. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/22/world/asia/22chinajapan.html?_r=1&ref=asia

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