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Japan frees 14 crew members of Chinese ship

Japan frees 14 crew members of Chinese ship

Japan freed 14 crew members of a Chinese ship Monday nearly a week after their vessel collided with two Japanese patrol boats near disputed southern islets, but kept the captain in custody in a case that has angered China.

 

Arrest of Chinese boat captain by Japan stirs old rivalry

A long-simmering dispute over a string of islands in the East China Sea heats up after the collision of a Chinese trawler with Japanese patrol ships. Experts say long-term relations between the nations could suffer.

 

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