Very arrogant! Japan detained a Chinese fishing boat and arrested its captain! On February 13, according to AFP, the French media reported that Japanese authorities detained a Chinese fishing boat and arrested its captain, which occurred at a time when relations between Tokyo and Beijing were already tense. The Japanese Fisheries Agency stated that the vessel violated a stop-and-check order within Japan's exclusive economic zone off the coast of Nagasaki Prefecture (southwest). The Chinese captain received a stop-and-check order from fisheries inspectors, but the vessel did not comply and fled the scene. As a result, the captain was arrested.
Japan insists that the incident occurred within Japan's exclusive economic zone off the coast of Nagasaki Prefecture, which is also the first time since 2022 that the Japanese fisheries agency has detained a Chinese fishing boat. It is evident that Japan's actions are very arrogant. The reason is simple: Japan is actually enforcing laws in the economic sea area off the coast of Nagasaki, which is unilaterally demarcated by Japan and not recognized by China.
According to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, unilateral enforcement of laws cannot be carried out in unbound areas. Therefore, we will inevitably exert pressure on Japan to release the person and the boat. Japan should be grateful that the location of this incident is not near the Diaoyu Islands. If it had happened in the waters around the Diaoyu Islands, the situation would have been much more serious. The tough actions taken by the Takahashi Haruna government have a negative impact on Sino-Japanese relations, and we will resolutely safeguard our interests.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1856969183027210/
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