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2010 Senkaku boat collision incident

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JCG PS BIZAN class patrol boat similar to Mizuki which collided with Minjinyu 5179

The 2010 Senkaku Boat Collision Incident (or the Minjinyu 5179 Incident) occurred on September 7, 2010, when Chinese trawler Minjinyu 5179 collided with Japanese Coast Guard's patrol boat near the Senkaku Islands. The islands are currently administered by Japan and claimed by both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China[1].

Several JCG boats were involved, including Yonakuni and Mizuki, which collided with Minjinyu5179, plus Hateruma and other JCG boats.

The collision and Japan's subsequent detention of the skipper resulted in a major diplomatic dispute between China and Japan. Chinese government canceled official visits, and halted exports of rare earth minerals to Japan[2].

Details of the incident

According to JCG, the partol boat Mizuki which belongs to 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 (7.45 miles) north-west of the Senkaku Islands, which is within Japanese territorial waters. Minjinyu 5179 refused the order and attempted to evade from the scene. During the chase, Minjinyu 5179 collided with JCG's patrol vessels. On Semtepber 8, 2010, JCG made a boarding and arrested the captain of the Chinese trawler for obstruction of performance of public duty and illegal fishing[3]. The captain, along with 14 crew members, were transported to Ishigaki Island of Japan[4]. An investigator spoke to a press that he smelled alcohol on the arrested captain[5].

In responce to the arrest, Chinese government made a series of harsh diplomatic protests. It summoned Uichiro Niwa, the Japanese ambassador to China, six times, once after midnight and demanded an immediate release of all the crew members[6].

Chronology of events

  • 7 September 2010: A Chinese fishing trawler collided with two Japanese Coast Guard patrol boats in disputed waters near the islands. The collisions occurred after the Japanese Coast Guard ordered the trawler to leave the area. After the collisions, Japanese sailors boarded the Chinese vessel and arrested the captain Zhan Qixiong.[7]
  • 18 September 2010: 79th anniversary of the Mukden Incident, widespread anti-Japanese protests held in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Shenyang.[8]
  • 22 September 2010: Chinese premier Wen Jiabao threatened further action if the captain of the Chinese fishing trawler were not released.[9]
  • 24 September 2010: Japan released the Chinese captain, stating keeping the captain in custody would not be appropriate and raised considerable impact on the Sino-Japan relation.[10]
  • 25 September 2010: China demanded an apology and compensation from Japan for holding the Chinese boat captain in the collision incident. Japan rejected the Chinese demand.
  • 27 September 2010: Japan said they would counter-claim against China for damage to their patrol boats in the collision.
  • 2 October 2010: Large scale anti-Chinese protests occurred in Tokyo and six other cities in Japan.[11][12]
  • 3 October 2010: A group of right wing Japanese protesters marched to the Ikebukuro mall specializing in Chinese food demanding to guard the islands against the Chinese.[13]
  • 6 October 2010: Joint USA/Japan drill is planned on defending the Okinawa in December [14][15] but Japanese Prime Minister Kan Naoto told the parliament that the joint military exercise does not have the islands specifically in mind.[16]
  • 16 October 2010: Japan's Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara, along with other members of the LDP party filed a complaint against Google Maps demanding the removal of the Chinese name of Diaoyutai from the interactive map services. Google refused, stating that they wish to remain neutral.[17]
  • 4 November, video leak appeared on Youtube. Uploader name is Sengoku38.

The video clipping

The leak

On November 4, 2010, the video footage captured the collisions taken by the Japan Coast Guard was leaked on YouTube, and the authority later confirmed that the video clips are real[18][19]. The leaked clips totaled 44 minutes, according to Jiji Press[20], but was taken down a few hours later with the original poster sengoku38's account deleted. However, the original video is said to run more than two hours.[21] This is supported by the fact that in some of the videos other crew members were holding video cameras doing recordings.

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/fear that releasing the video might upset China, the Chinese government does not seem to mind the leak, stating that "The so-called video cannot either change such a fact or cover up Japan's illegality"[22]. A few hours later China MoFA spokeman Hong Lei said, "I would like to reiterate that the Japanese patrol boats had disturbed, driven away, intercepted, surrounded the Chinese fishing boat, which led to the collision."[23][24]

Meanwhile both Japanese civilian and Chinese civilians and media[25] in mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan welcomed the leak citing their rights to know, and each viewed the content of the video as presenting evidence favorable to his own cause in the dispute [26]. 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 Minjinyu5179.

Although Youtube is blocked inside mainland China, the videos were quickly reproduced in many Chinese websites such as major portal sina.com.

JCG's Hateruma that captured the moment of collision
Original Posted Name Duration of clip Taken by Comments
本当の尖閣 海上保安庁1 7'30" はてるま型巡視船巡視船よなくに
尖閣の真実 海上保安庁2 8'9" JCG tried to order Minjinyu to stop
尖閣侵略の真実 海上保安庁3 11'21"
本当の尖閣 海上保安庁4 11'24" first collision with Yonakuni
日本の尖閣 海上保安庁5 3'33" びざん型巡視船 (2代)巡視船みずき second collision with Mizuki
どうなる尖閣 海上保安庁6 2'29" はてるま型巡視船巡視船はてるま second collision with Mizuki, viewed by afar

See also

References

  1. ^ "High-seas collisions trigger Japan-China spat". AFP. September 7, 2010.
  2. ^ "China rare earth exports to Japan still halted". AP. October 21, 2010.
  3. ^ "Japan's arrest of captain angers Beijing". Financial Times. September 8, 2010.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "China demands compensation over captured sailor". ABC News. September 26, 2010.
  7. ^ "High-seas collisions trigger Japan-China spat". AFP. September 7, 2010.
  8. ^ South China Morning Post. "SCMP." Article. Retrieved on 2010-09-19.
  9. ^ Yahoo News. "http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100922/ap_on_re_as/as_china_japan_ships_collide" Article. Retrieved on 2010-09-22.
  10. ^ Japan to free Chinese boat captain.
  11. ^ "Tokyo Protests Blast China's Response to Collision". THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
  12. ^ "China accused of invading disputed islands". CNN. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
  13. ^ Japan activists rail against Chinese `cockroaches'
  14. ^ Taiwan probing report on U.S.-Japan joint exercise over Tiaoyutai
  15. ^ Japan gov't support slides on handling of China row The China Post of Taiwan, 5 October 2010
  16. ^ Sankei
  17. ^ "Japan's Google Gripe". the-dipomat.com. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help); Text "http://the-diplomat.com/tokyo-notes/2010/10/16/japans-google-gripe/" ignored (help)
  18. ^ "HVideo of China-Japan ship collision leaked on YouTube". AFP. November 4, 2010 (EST). {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ "HVideo of China-Japan ship collision leaked on YouTube". AFP. November 4, 2010 (EST). {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  21. ^ "Diet panels view Senkaku run-in video, fault trawler". The Japan Times. Nov. 2, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  22. ^ http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=77b77003c3c1c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news
  23. ^ "Xinhua report".
  24. ^ "Strait Times". {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |Date= ignored (|date= suggested) (help)
  25. ^ "Press clippings and translation".
  26. ^ "Video clippings and analysis".
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