{"id":98556,"date":"2010-09-24T13:45:13","date_gmt":"2010-09-24T20:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=98556"},"modified":"2010-09-24T13:45:47","modified_gmt":"2010-09-24T20:45:47","slug":"japan-frees-china-boat-captain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2010\/09\/japan-frees-china-boat-captain\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan Frees China Boat Captain"},"content":{"rendered":"
As CDT posted last night<\/a>, the Chinese fishing boat captain who had been detained by the Japanese for a collision in disputed waters has been released. From Al Jazeera<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n Japan has released a Chinese fishing boat captain whose arrest two weeks ago sparked the worst row between the nations in years, Japanese media reports say.<\/p>\n Prosecutors earlier on Friday cited the damage already done to relations with Beijing as a factor behind their decision to free Zhan Qixiong.<\/p>\n The Chinese captain was due to fly directly back to China via charter jet after being set free in the small town of Ishigaki, where he was being held.<\/p>\n Japanese authorities detained Zhan after his trawler collided with two Japanese coast guard vessels near a string of contested islands in the East China sea on September 8.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n