Tuesday, September 18, 2012

China vs. Japan

Since weeks chinese people are shouting, demonstrating, looting against Japan ! Because of that one Island so many claim it is their own. One point to remind all that chinese demonstrators: Japan was & is one of the biggest investors in China. Today's China would not be the same without that Japanese investments. We are talking about 40 years plus about that relationship. Consideration is most appropriate ! Here some copies about what is going on there:
17 SEP, 2012, 09.42PM IST, AP China reins in rowdy anti-Japan demonstrations BEIJING: China moved to tamp down rising anti-Japan sentiment after a weekend of sometimes violent demonstrations, threatening Monday to arrest lawbreakers and scrubbing websites of protest-related images and posts. But Japanese businesses were taking no chances, with restaurants and shops in Beijing, including popular clothing retailer Uniqlo, closed on Monday. Factories belonging to electronics maker Panasonic, two of which were damaged over the weekend, also were shut. More demonstrations were expected Tuesday, the anniversary of a 1931 incident that Japan used as a pretext to invade Manchuria before World War II. Officials in at least one district of Beijing advised Japanese businesses not to open on Tuesday, Japan's Kyodo News agency reported. Tensions have been growing for months in the dispute over ownership of a string of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea called the Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China. Those came to a head last week when the Japanese government said it was purchasing some of the islands from their private owner to thwart a Japanese politician's plans to buy and develop them. China reacted angrily, sending marine patrol ships inside Japanese-claimed waters around the islands, which Tokyo has administered since 1972. Some state media urged Chinese to show their patriotism by boycotting Japanese goods and canceling travel to Japan. Protests flared in cities across China over the weekend, with occasional outbreaks of violence, including the torching and looting of Japanese-invested factories and shops. They were the largest anti-Japanese demonstrations since 2005, reflecting ever-present anger toward Tokyo that periodically bursts to the surface. China's authoritarian government rarely allows protests and the wave of anti-Japanese demonstrations clearly received a degree of official approval. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Monday that Japan should be mindful of the Chinese public's feelings and return to the negotiating table. ``The Chinese people have expressed strong indignation,'' Hong told reporters at a regular briefing. ``Whether the Japanese side can take seriously China's firm stance and the Chinese people's call for justice and whether they can take the correct attitude and action will determine how the situation develops.'' Authorities, however, are walking a tightrope between allowing citizens to vent and losing control of the protests, which could then turn against the government. By Monday, authorities were clamping down. In the western city of Xi'an, police issued an order banning large-scale protests in commercial areas, districts with large populations, and anywhere near government offices. The statement also warned that the use of mobile texting or online messaging to organize illegal demonstrations was forbidden. In the southern city of Guangzhou, police said they arrested seven people for attacking cars and three for vandalizing shops. ``The Guangzhou police would like to remind the public to be rational while being patriotic. Demonstrations must proceed according to law,'' police said in a statement. Police in the eastern port of Qingdao, where protesters torched a Panasonic factory and Toyota dealership, also reported arrests.

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