We noted yesterday, Japan’s decision to send an Abe cabinet official to the Yasukuni shrine (home of Class A war criminals) and Abe’s sending of an offering, warning it will likely see retaliation from China. We didn’t have to wait long. As BBC News reports, China has seized a Japanese cargo ship (over a pre-war debt). With President Obama due to visit in days, it seems the tensions between China and Japan may force his hand to pick sides.
As BBC News reports, China’s seizure of a Japanese cargo ship over a pre-war debt could hit business ties, Japan’s top government spokesman has warned.
Shanghai Maritime Court said it had seized the Baosteel Emotion, owned by Mitsui OSK Lines, on Saturday.
It said the seizure related to unpaid compensation for two Chinese ships leased in 1936.
