尖閣諸島 | 釣魚台群島 | Senkaku Islands | Japan/China maritime collision

Diaoyutai / Senkaku Islands

The collision between the two ships seems to have been an attempt by the Chinese or the Japanese side, or both, to manipulate the whole thing into an International incident to their own benefit. See report and discussion on Senkakus: who rammed who?

Like a referee watching a tennis game with foul-mouthed players, the Taiwanese can sit back and relax. Some of the Chinese missiles might be pointing away from them now. Although, Both China and Taiwan agree that Diaoyutai Islands are part of Taiwan; but then China strongly believes that Taiwan is part of China and Taiwan thinks that it is ... I'm getting seasick already. And nobody lives on those islands just about 300 goats (Are these Chinese, Japanese, Taiwanese?). Of course, there must be natural resources for all this fighting, because if there aren't any, then the reason for all this bad blood must be plain saving face or bullying, isn't it?

Are German boats trying to ram British or French vessels now more than 60 years after the end of WWII? Of course not. At least China has an excuse, it does not believe in western-style democracy, but Japan?
Let's petition for immediate negotiations for Taiwan's entry into the EU, surest way of making sure no boat, Japanese or else, will ram her ships. Maybe Taiwan's former and first masters, the Dutch, could help.