China says leaked video ‘cannot change the truth’
Nov. 8, 2010
The arrest of the trawler's captain, now released, following the Sept. 7 collisions reignited a row about sovereignty over the Senkaku Islands, administered by Japan for many years but claimed by China.
Earlier in the day, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai urged Japan to ''do everything in its power'' to improve bilateral relations.
''If the Japanese side is really serious and sincere about overcoming the current difficulties in the relationship and building a strategic relationship of mutual benefit, then it should do everything in its power to move in that direction,'' Cui said in a group interview.
''I hope that the Japanese side will make a right choice,'' Cui said when asked to comment on the apparently leaked video clips available on YouTube.
Chinese authorities have blocked the public's access to YouTube, making it unlikely that the posting of the video clips there will stoke emotions and lead to a fresh round of anti-Japan protests.
But it is equally unlikely that the Chinese public will immediately start questioning Chinese media reports that it was the Japanese vessels that rammed into the Chinese ship in the Sept. 7 incident, contrary to what is shown in the footage.
(Distributed by Kyodo News on Nov.5, 2010)
Earlier in the day, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai urged Japan to ''do everything in its power'' to improve bilateral relations.
''If the Japanese side is really serious and sincere about overcoming the current difficulties in the relationship and building a strategic relationship of mutual benefit, then it should do everything in its power to move in that direction,'' Cui said in a group interview.
''I hope that the Japanese side will make a right choice,'' Cui said when asked to comment on the apparently leaked video clips available on YouTube.
Chinese authorities have blocked the public's access to YouTube, making it unlikely that the posting of the video clips there will stoke emotions and lead to a fresh round of anti-Japan protests.
But it is equally unlikely that the Chinese public will immediately start questioning Chinese media reports that it was the Japanese vessels that rammed into the Chinese ship in the Sept. 7 incident, contrary to what is shown in the footage.
(Distributed by Kyodo News on Nov.5, 2010)
