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Japan releases Chinese boat captain amid dispute (AP)

September 24th, 2010

File - In this Sept. 8, 2010 file photo, Zhan Qixiong, center, the 41-year-old Chinese captain of a Chinese fishing boat, is led by Japan Coast Guard personnel to disembark from a coast guard boat at a port on Ishigaki island, southwestern Japan. Japanese prosecutors said Friday, Sept. 24, 2010 they will release the captain of a Chinese fishing vessel involved in a collision near disputed islands. (AP Photo/Okinawa Times, Karii Matayoshi, File) ** JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALES **AP - Japan on Saturday morning released a Chinese fishing boat captain involved in a collision near disputed islands, following intense pressure from China in the worst spat between the Asian neighbors in years.


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