China lashes out at Maehara over reported insult

Maehara will continue to stir foreign relations as i had predicted well before his assignment to the post of Foreign Minister. No need for China to agitate for every statement made by him, instead remain focused on double digit economic growth.

Haha..China is acting Hysterically to being called acting hysterical.

"We hope the Japanese side will meet the Chinese side halfway..."

Does that mean the Japanese side has to become halfway hysterical?

The Chinese are keen to improve relations now, because this is damage control. They've confirmed the importance of the U.S.'s role and alliances in the region. Counter-productive result for China.

And there you have it; what Ossan called an 'adult' response by Maehara has proven to be as childish and unconstructive as everyone claimed, and has done the damage many predicted. What an oaf. Maehara, like Sengoku, needs to have a filter inserted between his brain and his mouth. It doesn't matter that he may be correct in that China has been hysterical -- you don't say it as a representative of state.

"But Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Hu Zhengyue called that meeting into question Thursday, saying any talks would require “appropriate conditions and atmosphere” and that Tokyo didn’t seem ready."

Now, THAT is how you say it -- 'the other side doesn't seem ready'.

And don't get me wrong; I most certainly think China is being the more childish of the two, and is usually more bombastic. I'm just saying it's not so one-sided, and the Japanese politicians should be rising above it a little more instead of making snide remarks and letting their tongues flap in the wind.

M51T: "The Chinese are keen to improve relations now, because this is damage control."

I think you should have written this on the 'Japan says no to joint develop' thread because the Chinese ASKING the Japanese for it is definitely damage control.

However, I think it's fair to say this conflict is counter-productive to BOTH countries (should be a given, but some insist Japan is losing nothing). Japan is trying to help other countries find/dig up 'rare earth minerals', Malaysia in particular, but the fact is that the (more or less) ban on exports from China is hurting industry here, which is driving up prices.

In a way, though, this has been a real wake-up call for Japan, and could serve to be in their best interests in the end: they now know they cannot simply kick out the US forces (especially from Okinawa), they know they need to beef up their own defences, and they know they are better learning how to deal with the superior economic power and force of their Asian neighbour. Some of the politicians in Japan might just grow a pair out of all this.

@some14some

No need for China to agitate for every statement made by him, instead remain focused on double digit economic growth.

Double digit economic growth of China?

LOL! It ain't gonna happen after interest rate hike this week. I am speculating that the world will continue pressuring China to reform its currency and human rights issues. If China continues to resist, the rest of world may use an ultimatum-trade sanction against China.

I have a bad news for you China has been naked, exposed and cornered, and the world is now taking notes every move China makes.

I say this again, again and again that China is testing how tough Maehara is. Maehara needs to be firm and calm. The world is behind him.

More and more, Chinese reactions starting to sound like DPRK Radio Press rants against western nations...

I wonder if a world wide BOYCOTT against all Chinese products, goods and services help Beijing really understand it's position in the world, China NEEDS THE WORLD to buy all the cheap stuff it makes, we can get all of these cheap things from a number of...CHEAP COUNTRIES, not only China.

It'll only be a matter of time until you hear Maehara fix the problem by apologizing and saying, "Er, what I meant was, that it was historical."

Er, what I meant was, that it was historical."

Well, what's the difference 'a hysterical reaction' or 'a reaction of historical proportions'? On the other hand, it could find them nonplussed.

Some times 'small things' like these change the course of things. Look back at the little spat CN had with the old SU over the Amur disputed areas. That little flare up cocked up the ties btwn CN and the then SU. That in turn cracked open the door for the US in. Couple of years later Tricky Dick was in BJ visiting mr Mao and the SU were for some time, nation non-grata.

Put the territorial issue away, 1975 Japan-China Fishery Agreement allows Chinese fishing vessels to operate there. It's the Japanese government who broke the agreement and made this to become a big incidence. I just can't believe the Japanese mainstream media all ignored this fact and try to blame the Chinese for it.

Google this article. China-Japan trawler incident: Japan’s unwise – and borderline illegal – detention of the Chinese skipper

"As such, not only are Chinese vessels — as per mutually agreed legal principle and fact — allowed to operate along the Senkaku’s coastline, subject to regulatory limitations no doubt imposed by a standing bilateral Fishery Joint Commission, but, more crucially, such vessels are also deemed to be plying the high seas and hence subject to flag-state jurisdiction – in this case’s China’s."

Stk123, Japan did not arrest the Chinese skipper because it was fishing near the islands; Japan arrested him because he crashed into the Japanese Coastguard's ships. While I believe that Japan may have gone overboard somewhat, I do not believe it "violated" the 1975 Japan-China Fishery Agreement.

Mattosama, Japanese Coastguard doesn't have right to chase the Chinese fishing vessel at the first place. By doing that, Japan already violated the 1975 Japan-China Fishery Agreement. Plus, if Japanese Coastguard didn't do that, the crash won't happen.