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[quote=MARRIE,407566]"I hope the two governments will find a good solution soon so as not to escalate
the situation," said the onlooker, who asked not to be named.

"It's a pity that this single issue is hurting bilateral relations that have
been improving in recent years," she said. "There are a lot of important areas
in which the two countries can and must cooperate, such as the economy, for our
mutual benefit." Speaking at a news conference on Thursday, Jiang characterized
Japan's "illegal" detention of the captain as the major obstacle in bilateral
relations, calling for his immediate release.

Japan has freed the 14 crew members and the Chinese trawler, but Zhan remains
detained as Japanese authorities suspect him of deliberately causing his vessel
to collide with one of the Japanese patrol boats.

Japan's new foreign minister, Seiji Maehara, said Friday that Tokyo will
continue to deal with the case in accordance with domestic law while seeking a
"calm" response from China.

To protest Japan's handling of the case, China has taken a series of
countermeasures, including unilaterally suspending scheduled talks on a joint
gas field development in the East China Sea and postponing a planned visit to
Japan by a delegation of the National People's Congress.

Beijing claims that the islands have been Chinese territory since ancient times.
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