China on Thursday called Japan's seizure of a Chinese trawler that collided with two Japanese coast guard vessels and the arrest of its captain "absurd", warning Tokyo that ties could suffer.
The Chinese fishing boat seized by Japan Coast Guard near a disputed island on September 7. China on Thursday called Japan's seizure of a Chinese trawler that collided with two Japanese coast guard vessels and the arrest of its captain "absurd", warning Tokyo that ties could suffer.
The foreign ministry in Beijing said a "law enforcement ship" had been deployed to the area of the East China Sea where the collisions took place, near an island chain claimed by both nations, to protect Chinese fishermen.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
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