摘要
The boat collision incident which occurred in waters off the Diaoyu Islands on September 7, 2010, came to an end when the Japanese side freed the Chinese captain with exemption from prosecution. However, the sovereign disputes between the two countries are far from being settled, as was
The boat collision incident which occurred in waters off the Diaoyu Islands on September 7, 2010, came to an end when the Japanese side freed the Chinese captain with exemption from prosecution. However, the sovereign disputes between the two countries are far from being settled, as was demonstrated by the Japanese New Defense Guideline designed to reinforce coastal defense published by the Democratic Party of Japan （DPJ） regime not long ago, as well as the statement made by Prime Minister Naoto Kan in January 2011 expounding the foreign policy principles to strengthen Japan-US alliance and advance the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership.
