The prolonged fishing boat clash didn't work out as both sides hoped, "calm and care", it seems the China-Japan relationship is entering winter in the mid-autumn of 2010.
First Tokyo has decided to delay the release of the captain of the fishing boat by ten days, which caused a uproar from the Beijing side, who has insisted on an immediate release. More than 10,000 Chinese tourists have already canceled their planned trips to Japan, more cancellations are pouring in, according to Japanese media reports.
Around one hundred Chinese protesters demonstrated in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, smaller crowded also gathered in Shanghai's Japanese Consular office. Even in NYC, Chinese immigrants and students protested.
Top level exchanges between Japanese politicians and ministers have seen further set backs. Following the abandonment of a NYC meeting between Wen Jiabao and Naoto Kan, who are attending UN General Assembly, Tokyo announced that a meeting between Chinese minister and Japanese counterparts on the side of APEC tourist ministers meeting, which is scheduled to be held in Nara, Japan has been scrapped.
The cold wind also blew to cultural exchange scene. A concert in Shanghai featuring Japanese pop group SMAP has been called off for now, the organizers cited safety concers for concert goers. Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara also said he wouldn't go to a meeting in Beijing in October.
The three-day mid-autumn festival holiday hopefully will calm the situation a bit, when everyone comes back to the table, a fresh start will return.
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