Beijing has made a strong protest to Tokyo after Japanese authorities arrested the captain of a Chinese fishing boat that collided with Japanese coastguard boats in contested waters of the East China Sea.
The dispute following the encounter near the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands on Tuesday highlights the tensions between China and Japan over territorial issues. Maritime disputes are seen as a dangerous potential flashpoint between east Asias pre- eminent powers.
In a sign that the dispute could escalate, Chinese protesters staged a small demonstration outside Japans embassy in Beijing to demand the release of the captain.
Even before his arrest on suspicion of obstructing public duties, Chinas foreign ministry had summoned Uichiro Niwa, Japans new ambassador to Beijing, to protest against the interception of its fishing boats near the disputed island group, known in Chinese as the Diaoyu Islands. Read more

A lady was walking down the street to work and she saw a parrot on a perch in front of a pet store.
The parrot said to her, “Hey lady, you are really ugly.” Well, the lady is furious!
She stormed past the store to her work.
On the way home she saw the same parrot and it said to her, “Hey lady, you are really ugly.” She was incredibly ticked now.
The next day the same parrot again said to her, “Hey lady, you are really ugly.”
The lady was so ticked that she went into the store and said that she would sue the store and kill the bird. The store manager replied profusely and promised he would make sure the parrot didn’t say it again.
When the lady walked past the store that day after work the parrot called to her, “Hey lady.”
She paused and said, “Yes?”
The bird said, “You know.”

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