China 'moves drilling equipment' into disputed waters

[SHASH2K2]

Japan protests over Chinese boats near disputed islands


Japan's government has made a formal protest to Beijing after two Chinese fisheries patrol boats were seen near a disputed island chain.

Relations between Asia's two biggest economies have been tense since a Chinese trawler captain was arrested by Japan's coastguard in the same area in early September.

The Chinese boats were spotted by the coastguard late on Sunday.

Protests over the territorial row took place in both countries at the weekend.

The islands in the East China Sea, known in Japan as Senkaku and in China as Diaoyu, are controlled by Japan, but claimed by China.



They are uninhabited, but surrounded by rich fishing grounds and potentially significant oil and gas reserves.

"Last night around 9pm (1200 GMT) our coastguard sighted them and afterwards the two (Chinese ships) left there and sailed north toward China," top Japanese government spokesman Yoshito Sengoku said.

"After the incident we launched a protest through diplomatic channels."

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Japan and China have been locked in their worst dispute for years over the territorial issue.

It began when a Chinese trawler captain was arrested near the islands by Japan's coastguard in early September after colliding with two Japanese patrol boats.

The row has sparked nationalist protests in both countries.

On Sunday, about 200 people took part in anti-Japanese protests in Lanzhou in northwest China, a day after a similar protest in Deyang in the southwest.

In Japan, 300 anti-China protesters rallied in Takamatsu city on Saturday.

Meanwhile Japan has urged China to normalise customs inspections of exports of rare earths, used to make everything from wind turbines to hybrid cars.

Japanese trading houses have complained shipments have been disrupted since the row began.

China, which has a near monopoly on rare earths, has insisted there is no embargo in place.

 

[maomao]

^^^^ Its simply shows/proves imperialistic designs of CCP, it will be interesting to know what type of upbringing these so called Chinese leaders representing China go through. After claiming Okinawa, probably they will claim whole of Japan, Korean Peninsula, Siberia, Mongolia, Central Asia, India, Myanmar.........

http://www004.upp.so-net.ne.jp/teikoku-denmo/english/history/okinawa.html
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/LJ23Dh01.html
http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/08/19/2010081901025.html
http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2010/09/28/okinawa-ever-helpful-weighs-in-on-china-japan-spat/

As of now Japan is no military power so its prone to bullying by anyone and everyone.

 

[SHASH2K2]

^^^^ Its simply shows/proves imperialistic designs of CCP, it will be interesting to know what type of upbringing these so called Chinese leaders representing China go through. After claiming Okinawa, probably they will claim whole of Japan, Korean Peninsula, Siberia, Mongolia, Central Asia, India, Myanmar.........

http://www004.upp.so-net.ne.jp/teikoku-denmo/english/history/okinawa.html
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/LJ23Dh01.html
http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/08/19/2010081901025.html
http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2010/09/28/okinawa-ever-helpful-weighs-in-on-china-japan-spat/

As of now Japan is no military power so its prone to bullying by anyone and everyone.

Japan donot have aggressive military policy but they have enough Naval forces to deter Chinese . They are already working on inducting more submarines in Navy.

 

[SHASH2K2]

Japan protest over 'dangerous' China helicopter fly-by


Japan has lodged a formal protest after a Chinese helicopter flew close to its destroyer in the East China Sea.
The Japanese ship was on patrol near a disputed gas field that both countries want to exploit.
It is the latest in a series of tense confrontations between Japan and its increasingly powerful neighbour.
Relations between the two nations have been strained since a row last year over the arrest of a Chinese trawler captain near islands both claim.
Japan's Defence Minister Toshimi Kitazawa called the aerial manoeuvre by the Chinese helicopter "extremely dangerous".
Officials say it flew within 70m (230ft) of the Japanese destroyer, Samidare, at an altitude of less than 40m.
The ship was on patrol near a long-disputed gas field, which stretches into an area where the two countries' claimed exclusive economic zones overlap.
Last week Japanese F-15 fighters were scrambled after Chinese aircraft were spotted approaching the Senkaku islands in the East China Sea.
China claims sovereignty over what it calls the Diaoyu islands.
In September, the arrest of a Chinese trawler captain after a collision nearby led to Beijing breaking off top-level contacts with Japan.
Trading houses in Tokyo said exports of rare earths vital to Japanese industry were also blocked.

 

[Ray]

Who owns the gas fields?

China or Japan?

What does the International Law of the Seas have to state on the demarcation of seas?

 

[SHASH2K2]

Who owns the gas fields?

China or Japan?

What does the International Law of the Seas have to state on the demarcation of seas?

Sir As of now its under Japan control but china and Taiwan both claim those Island. Japan think that It has fishing and exploration rights around those Islands while china think otherwise. Since that area is resource rich to tension is obvious.

 

[badguy2000]

Who owns the gas fields?

China or Japan?

What does the International Law of the Seas have to state on the demarcation of seas?

well ,those gas wells are located in undisputed CHina's exclusive economy zone. but Japanese think that the gas wells might suck the gas in disputed areas.


In fact, Saddam of Iraq made it as the excuse of the invasion that the oil wells in KUwait might suck the oil in Iraq,when Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990.

 

[badguy2000]

Sir As of now its under Japan control but china and Taiwan both claim those Island. Japan think that It has fishing and exploration rights around those Islands while china think otherwise. Since that area is resource rich to tension is obvious.

well, you are confused at the gas fields and disputed Diaoyu islands.

the gas fields are under the control of CHina while Diaoyu islands are un the control of Japan

 

[Ray]

Does it not also fall in the exclusive economic zone of Japan also?

Saddam Hussein did not worry about being sucked by Kuwaiti wells. His contention was simple - Kuwait was exploiting the Iraqi wells by what is known as 'slant drilling'.

 

[SHASH2K2]

well, you are confused at the gas fields and disputed Diaoyu islands.

the gas fields are under the control of CHina while Diaoyu islands are un the control of Japan

If those Islands are under japan control how come CHina claim Entre gas field? Japan territory is much nearer to those fields. IMHO Japan has stronger claims and should shoot chinese on charges of intrusion .

 

[LETHALFORCE]

Nations need to start building solid alliances against China, it is clear China does not respect anyone's territorial integrity.

 

[badguy2000]

Does it not also fall in the exclusive economic zone of Japan also?

Saddam Hussein did not worry about being sucked by Kuwaiti wells. His contention was simple - Kuwait was exploiting the Iraqi wells by what is known as 'slant drilling'.

No. the gas wells are in undisputed exclusive economic zone of CHina,but they are quite close to the sea boundary Japan unilaterally persists .

China and Japan don't agree on the pinciple how their sea boundary of EEZ should be drawn.

Japan insists that the boundary should be be on the mid-way BTW the coast of CHina and that of Japanese island. if so, those gas wells are still in CHina's EEZ,but the sea boundary would be quite close to the gas wells.So, Japanese believe that those gas wells can "suck" the gas in Japanese EEZ.


CHina insist that the sea boundary should be on the verge of China's continental shelf.if so, the sea boundary would be quite close to the coastal of Japanese islands and far away from the gas wells.

So ,in fact, those gas wells are in undisputed EEU of CHina.

what CHina and Japan are quarreling about is not whether those gas wells are in EEU of China,but whether the areas next to the gas wells are EEZ of Japan.

 

[badguy2000]

If those Islands are under japan control how come CHina claim Entre gas field? Japan territory is much nearer to those fields. IMHO Japan has stronger claims and should shoot chinese on charges of intrusion .

those gas wells are more close to China's coast than that of Japan.guy.
you should have do more research before you expressed your cheap views based on unreliable information resource and prejudges.

 

[Ray]

Do you have an idea of the EEZ extent?

 

[SHASH2K2]

those gas wells are more close to China's coast than that of Japan.guy.
you should have do more research before you expressed your cheap views based on unreliable information resource and prejudges.

Mr BG what would you like to say about red line in this picture ?They are also under exclusive economic zone of China? May be we should also start making claims on some of those Islands.

 

[badguy2000]

Mr BG what would you like to say about red line in this picture ?They are also under exclusive economic zone of China? May be we should also start making claims on some of those Islands.

well,the area surrounding by the red line is the EEZ set by Japan unilaterally.

the 3 red dots outside the red line are three gas wells built by China. they are "Pinghu(平湖), Chunxiao(春晓) and Duanqiao(断桥)".

 

[SHASH2K2]

well,the area with the red line is the EEZ set by Japan unilaterally.

the 3 red dots outside the red line are three gas wells built by China. they are "Pinghu(平湖), Chunxiao(春晓) and Duanqiao(断桥)".

Please post a map with description in English. unable to understand any word. Also what do you say about imaginary EEZ that China has drawn and claims Islands well within EEZ of Philippines and Vietnam.

 

[LETHALFORCE]

This is China's way to Pressure Japan. On one side there is a Russian Japanese Island dispute so Chinese have taken Russian side as an opportunity to possibly steal oil, in Korean dispute they have taken North Korean side and in India -Pakistan dispute they have taken Pakistan's side. The alliances and sides are already drawn out along with the side USA is on.

 

[Ray]

LF,

So, the fraternal brothers are at work? !