Disputa de las Islas Diaoyu/Senkaku/Tiaoyutai por China, Japón y Taiwan

[Miroslav Lokar]

Japan's "purchase" of Diaoyu Islands overshadows air travel

BEIJING, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Japanese airlines have been hit hard with flights between the two countries being canceled as a result of Japan's illegal "purchase" of the Diaoyu Islands.

Airlines have reported a rise in intra-country flight cancellations amid growing tensions since the Japanese government announced its decision to "purchase" the Diaoyu Islands on Sept. 10, fueling anti-Japan protests in dozens of Chinese cities.

On Wednesday, Japan Airlines, its country's biggest airline, made a modest return to the stock market after the biggest initial public offering this year since Facebook. Its share prices were weighed down by investor jitters over the Sino-Japan tensions and airline industry prospects amid sluggish global growth.

Japan Airlines said 5,250 Chinese tourists who were scheduled to visit the country between September and November have canceled their trips while 4,600 Japanese tourists called off their visits to China during the period.

Another Japanese carrier, the All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA) reported around 3,800 seats from Japan and some 15,000 trips from China have been canceled through November.

An ANA spokesman said the cancellations were similar to the number canceled in 2010, when a collision between two Japanese Coast Guard patrol ships and a Chinese trawler in the East China Sea off the Diaoyu Islands led to escalating tensions.

The airline operates 21 air routes linking four airports in Japan, including Haneda airport and Narita airport in Tokyo, and 10 Chinese cities.

China's largest carrier, Air China, expected its average seat occupancy rate on Japan-bound flights to reach between 60 percent and 70 percent during the eight-day holiday starting from Sept. 30, marketing department manager He Zhigang said.

However, Air China forecast the occupancy rate will fall to 40 percent after the holiday travel peak, He said.

The company has canceled 22 Japan-bound flights between Sept. 26 and Oct. 7, and is considering canceling flights from Hangzhou and Wuhan to Japanese cities if the occupancy rate remains low after the holiday, He said.

Also affected by the tensions, Spring Airlines, a Shanghai-based private budget airline, decided to cancel its 10 charter flights between Shanghai and Tottori prefecture in western Japan, which was scheduled to start this weekend, the company's spokesman Zhang Wu'an said.

Meanwhile, Juneyao Airlines, another Shanghai-based private-run airline, announced to delay Thursday's planned launch of a new route between Shanghai and Okinawa until November.

China's commerce ministry has criticised Japan's "purchase" move, saying it will certainly damage bilateral economic and trade ties.

"It is not what we wish to see, for which Japan should take full responsibility," the ministry spokesman Shen Danyang said at a regular press conference Wednesday.

Para ver el contenido hay que estar registrado. Registrar o Entrar

[Miroslav Lokar]

Para ver el contenido hay que estar registrado. Registrar o Entrar

Paramilitary policemen are transported on a truck on the 81st anniversary of Japan's invasion of China, in Chengdu, Sichuan province, September 18, 2012. Anti-Japan protests reignited across China on Tuesday, forcing Japanese firms in the country to suspend operations, as a crisis over a territorial dispute escalated on the day Chinese commemorated Japan's 1931 occupation of its giant neighbour.

Para ver el contenido hay que estar registrado. Registrar o Entrar

Paramilitary police in riot gear run to their positions to cease a protest on the 81st anniversary of Japan's invasion of China, in Chengdu, Sichuan province September 18, 2012. Hundreds of Japanese businesses and the country's embassy suspended services in China on Tuesday, as anti-Japan protests threatened to reignite and drag a territorial dispute between Asia's two biggest economies deeper into crisis.

Para ver el contenido hay que estar registrado. Registrar o Entrar

Paramilitary policemen guard along a street on the 81st anniversary of Japan's invasion of China, in Shanghai, September 18, 2012. Anti-Japan protests reignited across China on Tuesday, forcing Japanese firms in the country to suspend operations, as a crisis over a territorial dispute escalated on the anniversary of Japan's pre-war invasion of its giant neighbour.

Para ver el contenido hay que estar registrado. Registrar o Entrar

Paramilitary policemen stand guard outside the Japanese consulate on the 81st anniversary of Japan's invasion of China, in Shanghai, September 18, 2012. Japanese businesses shut hundreds of stores and plants and the country's embassy suspended services in China on Tuesday as anti-Japan protests reignited and risked dragging a territorial dispute between Asia's two biggest economies deeper into crisis.

Para ver el contenido hay que estar registrado. Registrar o Entrar

Paramilitary police in riot gear stand guard behind barriers outside the Japanese consulate during a protest on the 81st anniversary of Japan's invasion of China, in Shanghai September 18, 2012. Japanese businesses shut hundreds of stores and plants and the country's embassy suspended services in China on Tuesday as anti-Japan protests reignited and risked dragging a territorial dispute between Asia's two biggest economies deeper into crisis.

Para ver el contenido hay que estar registrado. Registrar o Entrar

Paramilitary policemen move barriers during a protest, on the 81st anniversary of Japan's invasion of China, outside a Japanese consulate in Shanghai, September 18, 2012. Japanese businesses shut hundreds of stores and plants and the country's embassy suspended services in China on Tuesday as anti-Japan protests reignited and risked dragging a territorial dispute between Asia's two biggest economies deeper into crisis. Chinese characters on the barriers read "No Entry".

Para ver el contenido hay que estar registrado. Registrar o Entrar

Paramilitary policemen stand guard behind barriers, as they allow about a hundred demonstrators to enter each time to protest in the area outside the Japanese consulate, in Shanghai, September 18, 2012, on the 81st anniversary of Japan's invasion of China. Japanese businesses shut hundreds of stores and plants and the country's embassy suspended services in China on Tuesday as anti-Japan protests reignited and risked dragging a territorial dispute between Asia's two biggest economies deeper into crisis.

Para ver el contenido hay que estar registrado. Registrar o Entrar

Protesters hold up Chinese national flags and banners as they walk past paramilitary policemen during a protest on the 81st anniversary of Japan's invasion of China, outside a Japanese consulate in Shanghai, September 18, 2012. Japanese businesses shut hundreds of stores and plants and the country's embassy suspended services in China on Tuesday as anti-Japan protests reignited and risked dragging a territorial dispute between Asia's two biggest economies deeper into crisis.

Para ver el contenido hay que estar registrado. Registrar o Entrar

Soldiers and policemen stand guard outside the Japanese embassy during a protest on the 81st anniversary of Japan's invasion of China, in Beijing, September 18, 2012. Hundreds of Japanese businesses and the country's embassy suspended services in China on Tuesday, expecting further escalation in violent protests over a territorial dispute between Asia's two biggest economies.

Para ver el contenido hay que estar registrado. Registrar o Entrar

Protesters holding posters of China's late Chairman Mao Zedong, Chinese national flags and banners as soldiers and policemen stand guard during a protest on the 81st anniversary of Japan's invasion of China, outside the Japanese embassy in Beijing, September 18, 2012. Hundreds of Japanese businesses and the country's embassy suspended services in China on Tuesday, expecting further escalation in violent protests over a territorial dispute between Asia's two biggest economies.

[Miroslav Lokar]

Para ver el contenido hay que estar registrado. Registrar o Entrar

Paramilitary policemen guard behind barriers during a protest on the 81st anniversary of Japan's invasion of China, in Beijing September 18, 2012. Anti-Japan protests reignited across China on Tuesday, forcing Japanese firms in the country to suspend operations, as a crisis over a territorial dispute escalated on the anniversary of Japan's pre-war invasion of its giant neighbour.

Para ver el contenido hay que estar registrado. Registrar o Entrar

Soldiers and policemen guard during a protest on the 81st anniversary of Japan's invasion of China, outside the Japanese embassy in Beijing, September 18, 2012. Hundreds of Japanese businesses and the country's embassy suspended services in China on Tuesday, expecting further escalation in violent protests over a territorial dispute between Asia's two biggest economies.

Para ver el contenido hay que estar registrado. Registrar o Entrar

Paramilitary policemen guard behind barriers in front of the Japanese embassy in Beijing September 18, 2012. Anti-Japan protests reignited across China on Tuesday, forcing Japanese firms in the country to suspend operations, as a crisis over a territorial dispute over the uninhabited group of islands in the East China Sea -- known as the Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China -- escalated on the day Chinese commemorated Japan's 1931 occupation of its giant neighbour.

Para ver el contenido hay que estar registrado. Registrar o Entrar

A general view of protesters demonstrating outside Japanese embassy on the 81st anniversary of Japan's invasion of China, in Shanghai, September 18, 2012. Japanese businesses shut hundreds of stores and plants and the country's embassy suspended services in China on Tuesday as anti-Japan protests reignited and risked dragging a territorial dispute between Asia's two biggest economies deeper into crisis.

[Miroslav Lokar]

Para ver el contenido hay que estar registrado. Registrar o Entrar

By Lintao Zhang
BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 18: Chinese Paramilitary Policemen stand guard during an anti-Japan protest outside the Japanese Embassy on September 18, 2012 in Beijing, China. Protests have taken place across China in a dispute that is becoming increasingly worrying for regional stability.

Para ver el contenido hay que estar registrado. Registrar o Entrar

A Chinese paramilitary policeman kicks away a shoe thrown by a demonstrator during an anti-Japan protest outside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012. Protests against Japan for its control of disputed islands spread across more than a dozen cities in China and turned violent at times Saturday, with protesters hurling rocks at the Japanese Embassy and clashing with Chinese paramilitary...

Para ver el contenido hay que estar registrado. Registrar o Entrar

Chinese demonstrators raise national flags as they confront riot policemen during a protest against Japan in Shenzhen, China Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012.

Para ver el contenido hay que estar registrado. Registrar o Entrar

Anti-Japanese protesters are confronted by police as they demonstrate over the disputed Diaoyu Islands, on September 16, 2012 in Shenzhen, China. Protests have taken place across China in a dispute that is becoming increasingly worrying for regional stability. (Photo by Lam Yik Fei/***** Images

Para ver el contenido hay que estar registrado. Registrar o Entrar

A demonstrator yells slogans as the police block protesters from accessing the American consulate, during a protest against Japan's decision to purchase disputed islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, in Chengdu September 16, 2012.

Para ver el contenido hay que estar registrado. Registrar o Entrar

Armed paramilitary police officers stand guard as demonstrators protest against Japan's decision to purchase disputed islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, in Tianfu Square, Chengdu September 16, 2012. *******/Jason Lee

Para ver el contenido hay que estar registrado. Registrar o Entrar

Demonstrators waving Chinese flags shout as a police helicopter flies overhead during a protest against Japan's decision to purchase disputed islands, which Japan calls the Senkaku and China calls the Diaoyu, in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province September 16, 2012. *******/Tyrone Siu

Para ver el contenido hay que estar registrado. Registrar o Entrar

A Chinese demonstrator kicks a broken police vehicle during a protest against Japan in Shenzhen, China Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. Protesters in China began another day of demonstrations against Japan, after protests over disputed islands spread across numerous cities and at times turned violent. (AP Photo/Apple Daily)

Para ver el contenido hay que estar registrado. Registrar o Entrar

Chinese demonstrators raise national flags as they confront riot policemen during a protest against Japan in Shenzhen, China Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. Protesters in China began another day of demonstrations against Japan, after protests over disputed islands spread across numerous cities and at times turned violent. (AP Photo/Apple Daily)

Para ver el contenido hay que estar registrado. Registrar o Entrar

Chinese demonstrators clash with policemen at the barricades during an anti-Japan protests outside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

[Miroslav Lokar]

Chinese defense chief wants peaceful resolution over Diaoyu Islands but warns of "further actions"

Para ver el contenido hay que estar registrado. Registrar o Entrar

Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie (R) and visiting U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta attend a press briefing in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 18, 2012. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

BEIJING, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- China's defense chief Liang Guanglie on Tuesday expressed the hope that the Diaoyu Islands issue with Japan will be peacefully resolved but he warned of "further actions."

After his talks with U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta in Beijing, Liang told reporters, "We pay close attention to the development of the (Diaoyu Islands) issue and we reserve the right to take further actions, but we hope the issue will be properly resolved through peaceful ways and negotiations."

"I want to make it clear that the Diaoyu Islands are China's inherent territory, which is evidenced by history and law. Secretary Panetta and I discussed the issue in our talks," Liang said.

Liang said Japan is to be blamed for "heating up" the Diaoyu Islands issue as the Japanese government decided to "purchase" the islands.

The Chinese government and the people resolutely opposed the Diaoyu Islands "nationalization" plan by the Japanese government, which is completely illegal, Liang said.

Panetta arrived in Beijing Monday evening for his first visit to China as the Pentagon chief, after his two-day visit to Japan.

[Amador Urssus]

 Para ver el contenido hay que estar registrado. Registrar o Entrar

 Opiniones de expertos sobre quien ganaría...  Para ver el contenido hay que estar registrado. Registrar o Entrar    Para ver el contenido hay que estar registrado. Registrar o Entrar

[chaman]

Un saludo  Para ver el contenido hay que estar registrado. Registrar o Entrar

Yo creo que la publicacion de opiniones de expertos rusos ante la confrontacion entre las dos poencias asiaticas es una baza que a jugado Moscu que va encaminada en evitar que  China entre en el juego que pretende EEUU, que no es otro que el de desgastar y dividir Asia en dos o varios grupos enfrentados entre si y asi frenar el desarrollo de la que sera la zona economica mas importante del planeta en el presente siglo y que relegara a EEUU y sus aliados Europeos en un segundo lugar.

[Amador Urssus]

Un saludo  Para ver el contenido hay que estar registrado. Registrar o Entrar

Yo creo que la publicacion de opiniones de expertos rusos ante la confrontacion entre las dos poencias asiaticas es una baza que a jugado Moscu que va encaminada en evitar que  China entre en el juego que pretende EEUU, que no es otro que el de desgastar y dividir Asia en dos o varios grupos enfrentados entre si y asi frenar el desarrollo de la que sera la zona economica mas importante del planeta en el presente siglo y que relegara a EEUU y sus aliados Europeos en un segundo lugar.

Hombre, chaman, tampoco creas que los (estrategas) chinos son gilipollas y no saben ver lo que tienen delante y tienen que esperar que el Kremlin (y todos los visionarios que por allí pululan) le ilumine...  (los del kremlin que jueguen menos y gobiernen màs... y mejor)

Lo he puesto por aquello de leer que opinan "expertos" (lo pongo entre comilla por que es una palabra a la que le tengo bastante tirria... ya tu sabes... "lo expertos dicen que hay que subir los impuestos", "los expertos aconsejan que se privatice esto y lo otro"... etc) militares sobre el tema...

saludos.

[chaman]

Un saludo  Para ver el contenido hay que estar registrado. Registrar o Entrar

No es El Hecho De que opinen expertos rusos. Mas bien es un  Mensaje desde Rusia, Dando a entender que no apoyaria a china si se involucrara en un Conflicto armado contra Japon por Una mierda de islas, y Las Consecuencias negativas pe podrian Tener.
 La prensa china estába Muy calentita los ultimos dias y se respiraba un ambiente belicoso en la opinión publica de China.

(No estaba borracho... Para ver el contenido hay que estar registrado. Registrar o Entrar es que el navegador se cambiaba el texto)

[Miroslav Lokar]

Mas allá del conflicto que pueda haber, las consecuencias de este a nivel mundial son las que deberían preocuparnos, ahorita la economía esta oliendo a azufre, y el colmo seria que dos gigantes económicos como China y Japón se fuesen a la guerra...  Para ver el contenido hay que estar registrado. Registrar o Entrar Y para rematar, que entrase Estados Unidos a la contienda... La quiebra mundial.

[zuhe]

Saludos

China lanzará una escuadrilla de drones para vigilar las islas en disputa Desarrollará una red de bases para el 2015
Para ver el contenido hay que estar registrado. Registrar o Entrar


Publicado: 23 sep 2012 | 22:51 GMT Última actualización: 23 sep 2012 | 22:52 GMT 39 AFP / Simon Lim China utilizará aviones no tripulados para vigilar sus territorios marítimos, incluidas las islas en disputa, informó este domingo la Administración Estatal Oceánica del país. La red de bases de drones en las provincias costeras, con el mando en la ciudad oriental de Lianyungang, se completará para el 2015.   Los drones chinos ya han recogido datos sobre el área adyacente a Jiangsu, una provincia litoral oriental, según la Administración.     Aunque se desconoce la cantidad de la flotilla no tripulada, el país dispone de varios tipos de aparatos pesados y de tamaño medio -Chang Kong 1, WZ-50 y ASN-206, entre otros- en gran parte diseñados con el uso de ingeniería inversa.   La Administración también dijo que se planea el lanzamiento de ocho satélites sobre las áreas oceánicas para reforzar la vigilancia de la zona para el 2020.    

Disputa territorial  

La declaración se hizo mientras va en aumentando la tensión entre China y Japón sobre las islas Diaoyu, Senkaku para los japoneses.    El conflicto comenzó el pasado 11 de septiembre, cuando el Gobierno nipón anunció la compra a un propietario privado de tres de los islotes. Desde entonces, se han sucedido manifestaciones de protesta en ambos países, y numerosas empresas y fábricas japonesas han decidido cerrar sus sedes en China por temor a ser objeto de ataques.   Las islas disputadas se sitúan a 250 kilómetros de la costa de China continental y a 200 al oeste del archipiélago japonés de Okinawa. Se estima que sus aguas -motivo de disputa entre chinos, japoneses y taiwaneses durante décadas- podrían albergar grandes recursos marinos y energéticos. China asegura que Japón -administrador de facto de las Diaoyu/Senkaku- se apropió ilegalmente de las islas durante la guerra chino-japonesa de 1894-95, y que "su argumento de que son parte de su territorio es totalmente insostenible".    Este domingo Pekín decidió posponer 'sine die' las celebraciones para conmemorar el 40 aniversario de la normalización de sus relaciones diplomáticas con Tokio

Texto completo en: Para ver el contenido hay que estar registrado. Registrar o Entrar

[Miroslav Lokar]

Mainland ready to help Taiwanese fishing near Diaoyu Islands

BEIJING, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson said Wednesday that public service vessels from the mainland will be ready to offer help to both mainland and Taiwanese fishermen operating in waters around the Diaoyu Islands.

Fishermen from the mainland and Taiwan have the right to fish in the waters around the Diaoyu Islands, Fan Liqing, spokeswoman of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said at a press briefing.

Public service vessels from the mainland have conducted patrols in the waters and will continue to do so in order to enforce relevant laws, protect legal fishing activities and safeguard China's sovereignty, she said when asked if the mainland would protect Taiwanese fishermen near the islands.

A total of 75 fishing boats from Taiwan sailed to the Diaoyu Islands on Monday afternoon to signal fishing rights in nearby waters and protest Japan's "purchase" of part of the Diaoyu Islands.

The Diaoyu Islands and affiliated islets are part of China's inherent territory, Fan said.

"It is the unshakable duty and shared responsibility of compatriots across the strait to safeguard China's sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands and their affiliated islets, as well as the interests of the entire nation," she said.

Chinese across the Taiwan Strait have expressed strong opposition against Japan's "purchase" of part of the Diaoyu Islands, she said.

"The key to the issue is that the Japanese side should take concrete actions to correct the mistakes," she said.

Measures taken by the mainland and Taiwan to safeguard the interests of the nation will be firmly supported by all Chinese, she said.

Para ver el contenido hay que estar registrado. Registrar o Entrar

[Miroslav Lokar]

FM reiterates China's solemn position on Diaoyu Islands in meeting with Japanese counterpart

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Tuesday met here with his Japanese counterpart, Koichiro Gemba, and reiterated China's position on the Diaoyu Islands, which have been Chinese territory since ancient times.

During a meeting requested by Gemba, Yang pointed out that regardless of China's stern representations and strong opposition, the Japanese side insisted on implementing the so-called "nationalization" of China's Diaoyu Island and its affiliated islands.

The Japanese move was a gross violation of China's territorial integrity and sovereignty, an outright denial of the outcomes of victory of the world anti-fascist war and a grave challenge to the post-war international order, he said.

Japan's move has aroused strong indignation among the 1.3 billion Chinese people, Yang said. "The Chinese side will by no means tolerate any unilateral actions by the Japanese side on the Diaoyu Islands. China will continue to take firm measures to safeguard its territorial integrity and sovereignty."

Yang emphasized that the current tensions were initiated by the Japanese side and that Tokyo must take full responsibility for what it has done.

The Japanese side must face reality and stop having illusions, and take concrete measures to correct its mistakes and stop all activities that undermine China's territorial integrity and sovereignty, Yang said.

Only in this way can China-Japan relations return to the track of sound and steady development, said Yang.

At the meeting, both sides promised they would maintain consultations on the issue of Diaoyu Islands and on bilateral relations.

The meeting took place on the sidelines of the general debate of the 67th session of the UN General Assembly, which opened here Tuesday morning.

[Miroslav Lokar]

Japan's ex-envoy to China calls for islets talks to avoid contingency

TOKYO, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Former Japanese Ambassador to China Yuji Miyamoto has called on Japan and China to start talks soon to fend off any contingency over a group of islands in the East China Sea.

Miyamoto, who served as ambassador to China between 2006 and 2010 and could be tapped by Prime Minister Noda for a second term following the death of Shinichi Nishimiya earlier this month, told Japan's leading news agency Kyodo News Tuesday that he believed Tokyo's refusal to hold dialogue with Beijing over the disputed isles is "not a realistic response."

Japan considers the Senkaku Islands, which China calls Diaoyu Island and affiliated islets, as its inherent territory over which there exists no sovereignty dispute, Miyamoto said, but "a conflict exists in reality over the Senkakus."

"Unless the two countries accept the existence of a conflict and launch talks, there will be no breakthrough," he said. "If the Japanese government starts dialogue (with China), it may face domestic criticism that it has conceded. A political decision is needed."

And if talks over the territorial row start, Japan "needs to win something" in exchange for sitting down at the negotiating table, the 66-year-old ex-envoy said.

Tokyo could urge Beijing to make a compromise in the planned joint development of gas fields in the East China Sea, he explained.

Miyamoto said China believes the government of Noda has nationalized the islands to strengthen Japan's effective control of them, and does not buy its explanation that the move was meant to thwart the intention of Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara, a hawkish politician who brought up the "purchase" idea in April.

"China is obsessed with the idea that the Japanese government and Ishihara agreed behind the scene to promote the nationalization of the islands."

Miyamoto also called for bolstering maritime defense by the Japan Coast Guard and the Self-Defense Forces "as a way of advancing diplomatic negotiations effectively." He added, however, that Japan should be careful not to trigger an arms race.

[Miroslav Lokar]

Reservations for over 52,000 seats canceled on Japan-China flights

TOKYO, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Reservations for over 52,000 seats on two Japanese carriers' flights between Japan and China in the September-to-November period have been canceled amid strained bilateral ties, the companies' officials said Tuesday.

All Nippon Airways Co., the largest airline in the country, received cancellations for about 37,000 seats from group tourists as of last Friday, while Japan Airlines Co. Ltd (JAL) saw around 15,500 seats canceled as of Monday, the officials said.

Meanwhile, Japanese companies have called off business trips between the two countries, a sign that booking cancellations could increase as the tensions remain high over the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea, which are claimed by both countries.

In face of the situation, the two major carriers have decided to cut the number of flights connecting Japan and China or use smaller aircraft next month.

"Along with decreasing the number of flights, we will suggest other destination spots particularly for our group passengers to minimize the impact on our earnings and costs," JAL President Yoshiharu Ueki told reporters on Tuesday, a week after the carrier was re-listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.