China-Japan boat crash video posted

  • 12 years ago
Japan has said it is investigating whether online video clips that appear to show a Chinese fishing boat colliding with Japanese patrol vessels are authentic.

The collision in September near disputed isles in the East China Sea, the site of vast potential gas and oil reserves, sparked a diplomatic spat between the two Asian giants.

Japan detained the Chinese skipper of the trawler, which made him a hero in China.

The clips were posted on the video sharing website YouTube early on Friday, threatening to reignite the China-Japan row.

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