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Singaporeans got take hostage in India by terrorist and died, what did Ass Loong do? Singaporeans with ships captured by Somalian Pirates what the fuck did PAP govt do? Singaporeans all these years suffered wrongful arrest and imprisonments outside Singapore in thousands of cases. What the fuck did PAP's million dollar ministers do?
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PRC fishing boat captured by Japs and captain of boat arrested by Japs, their PM Wen Jia Bao voiced out directly for their citizens held by Japs.
That is one of world's lowest paid PM compared against PAP.
Stood up for their citizen!
Excellent PM!
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jshUTNlE5mO2KsKaxhSMi7f1uXCA
China's Wen threatens new action in Japan boat row
By Marianne Barriaux (AFP) – 3 hours ago
BEIJING — China's premier threatened "further actions" if Japan fails immediately to release a trawler captain, as Beijing staged its highest-level intervention yet in a bitter row between Asia's biggest powers.
Japan in turn called for talks to resolve the feud, but rejected China's territorial claim to disputed islets near where the Chinese skipper was apprehended by Japanese coast guard crews two weeks ago.
"I strongly urge the Japanese side to release the skipper immediately and unconditionally," Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in New York, according to the official Xinhua news agency.
"If Japan clings to its mistake, China will take further actions and the Japanese side shall bear all the consequences that arise," he said, urging Tokyo to "correct its mistakes to bring relations back on track".
Wen's comments were played throughout Wednesday on Chinese state television.
The dispute between Asia's rising giant and its most advanced economy has drawn concern in Washington, and both Wen and Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan are due to hold talks at the UN this week with US President Barack Obama.
Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara, also visiting New York for the UN General Assembly, dismissed China's longstanding claim over the rocky islets, which lie near possible oil and gas fields in the East China Sea.
"There is no territorial issue," he said.
However, Japan said on Wednesday it was ready for dialogue.
"It would be good to hold high-level talks, including a comprehensive and strategic dialogue, as quickly as possible," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku told a news conference in Tokyo.
Asked if Kan should try to hold direct talks with Wen on the UN sidelines, Sengoku said: "That would be one option. We should also check if there are other ways, as soon as possible."
Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu later reiterated Beijing's position that Tokyo should "unconditionally release" the trawler captain, Xinhua reported.
"It is futile to play tricks by deceiving the world and international public opinion," said Jiang in a written statement, according to Xinhua.
China on Tuesday dashed any hope of fence-mending talks between Wen and Kan, with Jiang saying the atmosphere was "not suitable for such a meeting".
China has repeatedly demanded that detained skipper Zhan Qixiong be released, summoning Japan's ambassador six times, calling off several official visits and planned negotiations, and cancelling cultural events.
It further announced on Sunday that it had suspended high-level exchanges after Japan decided to extend Zhan's detention until September 29, when he must be either indicted or released.
On Wednesday, Japan's tourism minister Sumio Mabuchi declined a meeting with Zhu Shangzhong, head of China's tourism administration, at an international meeting in Japan.
China's delegates at the meeting also said they would skip a reception hosted by Mabuchi, Kyodo News reported.
The dispute has caused anger among the Chinese public, which is still ambivalent towards Japan after its forces occupied swathes of northern China before and during World War II.
At the weekend, small groups of anti-Japan demonstrators rallied in three Chinese cities over the captain's arrest near the islands, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, but the protests were brief and peaceful.
On Wednesday a group of Hong Kong nationalist activists were stopped mid-course to the disputed chain aboard a 150-foot (45 metre) vessel by marine police boat after being warned their voyage was unauthorised.
US Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg has said the flare-up is "unfortunate" in light of efforts by China and Japan to repair relations in recent years.
Sino-Japanese ties hit rock-bottom during the 2001-2006 premiership of conservative Junichiro Koizumi due to his annual visits to the Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo, which honours 2.5 million Japanese war dead, including war criminals.
Relations have gradually warmed in recent years as Koizumi's successors have refrained from visiting the shrine, seen by Japan's East Asian neighbours as a symbol of Tokyo's past imperialism.
Copyright © 2010 AFP. All rights reserved. More »
Nothing!
:oIo:
PRC fishing boat captured by Japs and captain of boat arrested by Japs, their PM Wen Jia Bao voiced out directly for their citizens held by Japs.
That is one of world's lowest paid PM compared against PAP.
Stood up for their citizen!
Excellent PM!
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jshUTNlE5mO2KsKaxhSMi7f1uXCA
China's Wen threatens new action in Japan boat row
By Marianne Barriaux (AFP) – 3 hours ago
BEIJING — China's premier threatened "further actions" if Japan fails immediately to release a trawler captain, as Beijing staged its highest-level intervention yet in a bitter row between Asia's biggest powers.
Japan in turn called for talks to resolve the feud, but rejected China's territorial claim to disputed islets near where the Chinese skipper was apprehended by Japanese coast guard crews two weeks ago.
"I strongly urge the Japanese side to release the skipper immediately and unconditionally," Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in New York, according to the official Xinhua news agency.
"If Japan clings to its mistake, China will take further actions and the Japanese side shall bear all the consequences that arise," he said, urging Tokyo to "correct its mistakes to bring relations back on track".
Wen's comments were played throughout Wednesday on Chinese state television.
The dispute between Asia's rising giant and its most advanced economy has drawn concern in Washington, and both Wen and Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan are due to hold talks at the UN this week with US President Barack Obama.
Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara, also visiting New York for the UN General Assembly, dismissed China's longstanding claim over the rocky islets, which lie near possible oil and gas fields in the East China Sea.
"There is no territorial issue," he said.
However, Japan said on Wednesday it was ready for dialogue.
"It would be good to hold high-level talks, including a comprehensive and strategic dialogue, as quickly as possible," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku told a news conference in Tokyo.
Asked if Kan should try to hold direct talks with Wen on the UN sidelines, Sengoku said: "That would be one option. We should also check if there are other ways, as soon as possible."
Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu later reiterated Beijing's position that Tokyo should "unconditionally release" the trawler captain, Xinhua reported.
"It is futile to play tricks by deceiving the world and international public opinion," said Jiang in a written statement, according to Xinhua.
China on Tuesday dashed any hope of fence-mending talks between Wen and Kan, with Jiang saying the atmosphere was "not suitable for such a meeting".
China has repeatedly demanded that detained skipper Zhan Qixiong be released, summoning Japan's ambassador six times, calling off several official visits and planned negotiations, and cancelling cultural events.
It further announced on Sunday that it had suspended high-level exchanges after Japan decided to extend Zhan's detention until September 29, when he must be either indicted or released.
On Wednesday, Japan's tourism minister Sumio Mabuchi declined a meeting with Zhu Shangzhong, head of China's tourism administration, at an international meeting in Japan.
China's delegates at the meeting also said they would skip a reception hosted by Mabuchi, Kyodo News reported.
The dispute has caused anger among the Chinese public, which is still ambivalent towards Japan after its forces occupied swathes of northern China before and during World War II.
At the weekend, small groups of anti-Japan demonstrators rallied in three Chinese cities over the captain's arrest near the islands, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, but the protests were brief and peaceful.
On Wednesday a group of Hong Kong nationalist activists were stopped mid-course to the disputed chain aboard a 150-foot (45 metre) vessel by marine police boat after being warned their voyage was unauthorised.
US Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg has said the flare-up is "unfortunate" in light of efforts by China and Japan to repair relations in recent years.
Sino-Japanese ties hit rock-bottom during the 2001-2006 premiership of conservative Junichiro Koizumi due to his annual visits to the Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo, which honours 2.5 million Japanese war dead, including war criminals.
Relations have gradually warmed in recent years as Koizumi's successors have refrained from visiting the shrine, seen by Japan's East Asian neighbours as a symbol of Tokyo's past imperialism.
Copyright © 2010 AFP. All rights reserved. More »
