Beijing demands activists' release
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unconditionally">unconditionally</span> <span word="release">release</span> 14 <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="nationals">nationals</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="landing">landing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="belonging">belonging</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="official">official</span>, <span word="Vice">Vice</span>-<span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="Fu">Fu</span> <span word="Ying">Ying</span> "<span word="demanded">demanded</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="of">of</span> 14 <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="nationals">nationals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unconditionally">unconditionally</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="them">them</span>", <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="website">website</span>.</p><p><span word="Fu">Fu</span> <span word="also">also</span> "<span word="made">made</span> <span word="solemn">solemn</span> <span word="representations">representations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="unlawful">unlawful</span> <span word="detention">detention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="nationals">nationals</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Diaoyu">Diaoyu</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span>", <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Tension">Tension</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="sharply">sharply</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 67<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="II">II</span> <span word="surrender">surrender</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shrine">shrine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span>, <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="honors">honors</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="criminals">criminals</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arrests">arrests</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shrine">shrine</span> <span word="visit">visit</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="swimmers">swimmers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dokdo">Dokdo</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Takeshima">Takeshima</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="sovereignty">sovereignty</span>.</p><p><span word="How">How</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="handles">handles</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="detained">detained</span> <span word="activists">activists</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="escalates">escalates</span>, <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Yoshihiko">Yoshihiko</span> <span word="Noda">Noda</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="triggering">triggering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="activists">activists</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="suspicion">suspicion</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="entry">entry</span>" <span word="after">after</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="landed">landed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Diaoyu">Diaoyu</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Okinawa">Okinawa</span> <span word="police">police</span>.</p>
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