The islands at the centre of wednesday 's dispute triggered a diplomatic crisis in late 2010 when japan arrested a chinese trawlerman who rammed his vessel into two japanese patrol boats.afp
Amid chinese protests , tokyo released a chinese trawlerman who had been arrested after ramming his boat into two japanese coastguard vessels near the senkakus .
在中国的一片抗议声中，东京释放了中国拖网渔民，该人在钓鱼岛附近与2艘日本巡逻船碰撞而遭到扣留。
Meanwhile , an ugly spat with beijing over the arrest of a chinese trawlerman for fishing in japanese waters ( see article ) could help clarify two important messages .
