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Diplomatic Car Flag Spark New Japan-China Row
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 18:40
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With tensions flaring over a territorial row that provoked the worst anti-Japanese protests in years, a man ripped the flag from a car carrying Japan's ambassador in Beijing on Monday. Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba said he had sent “sternest objections” to China on Tuesday over the incident. [Koichiro Gemba, Japanese Foreign Minister]: “The safety and freedom of movement of ambassadors must be protected and we have just launched our sternest objections.” Gemba also called for a police investigation, saying the incident could spell safety concerns. The latest diplomatic row comes as China's communist leaders are negotiating a tricky power transition. Some, like Shanghai-based democracy activist Wang Jianhua, believes the escalating tension could be a way for the regime to redirect the public's attention. [Wang Jianhua, Shanghai Democracy Activists] “The regime is trying to divert focus, because everyone is watching the 18th Party Congress, especially in China. So this issue is to turn away attention. Right now there is a lot of domestic tension reach a breaking point. Without these anti-Japanese movements, the public may turn their target to the government.” Rights activist Gu Yiming believes there are other pressing issues for Chinese citizens, instead of territorial disputes. [Gu Yiming, Jiangsu-based Rights Activist] “Whether the Diaoyu Islands belong to China has nothing to do with our civil rights. We want to protect our civic rights, if we are to protest …
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