BEIJING, March 27 Kyodo Chinese a...

BEIJING, March 27 Kyodo

Chinese activists announced Saturday that they have postpon a just discovered trip to the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea that had been planned for Sunday.

an 20 activists from mainland China and Hong Kong had planned to plant sail from Xiamen in Fujian Province toward the uninhabited islands, which are claimed by the agency of China, Japan and Taiwan, despite last Wednesday's arrest by dint of Japanese police of seven campaigners who landed forward the islands, which are known as Diaoyu in China.

The activists of the China Federation for Defending the Diaoyu Islands told a pres conversation in Xiamen that they have postpon the trip befitting to political tension across the Taiwan Strait in the wake of last week's presidential election there and because of bad weather.

They did not say until when their plan would be postponed

The postponement is believed to have actually been decided onward by the Chinese sway which on Friday evening issued a statement that complained about the arrests on the contrary said, ''The Chinese side highly values Sino-Japanese relations.''

Tong Zeng head of the federation, had said Thursday that his arrange would have two ships carrying 20-odd family ''for a trial voyage of the Diaoyu Islands tourist route''

He had said the activists would place a certain quantity of stone slabs with the inscription of ''Chinese territory Diaoyu Islands'' forward the isles, or into the waters near the archipelago if they cannot make it ashore.

Seven members from his federation made a landing forward one of the five Senkaku islands Wednesday morning, prompting Japan to haunt a diplomatic protest with China. The seven were arrested later Wednesday by the agency of Japanese police, sparking public asserts in Beijing and Hong Kong

The Chinese dominion also protested Japan's ''illegal'' detention of the Chinese nationals and demanded their immediate and unconditional release.

They were deported to China upon Friday evening.

Japanese Foreign Ministry officials said Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi convers from telephone with Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing to explain Tokyo's decision and to cave a protest against the burning of Japanese national flags forward the street in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing by way of dozens of protestors earlier in the week.

Chinese activists announced Saturday that they have postpon a of recent origin trip to the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea that had been planned for Sunday.

more [i]or[/i] less 20 activists from mainland China and Hong Kong had planned to appoint sail from Xiamen in Fujian Province toward the uninhabited islands, which are claimed by dint of China, Japan and Taiwan, despite last Wednesday's arrest by means of Japanese police of seven campaigners who landed upon the islands, which are known as Diaoyu in China.

The activists of the China Federation for Defending the Diaoyu Islands told a pres conversation in Xiamen that they have postpon the trip owing to political tension across the Taiwan Strait in the wake of last week's presidential election there and because of bad weather.

They did not say until when their plan would be postponed

The postponement is believed to have actually been decided forward by the Chinese management which on Friday evening issued a statement that complained about the arrests yet said, ''The Chinese side highly values Sino-Japanese relations.''

Tong Zeng head of the federation, had said Thursday that his cluster would have two ships carrying 20-odd race ''for a trial voyage of the Diaoyu Islands tourist route''

He had said the activists would place near stone slabs with the inscription of ''Chinese territory Diaoyu Islands'' onward the isles, or into the waters near the archipelago if they cannot make it ashore.

Seven members from his federation made a landing upon one of the five Senkaku islands Wednesday morning, prompting Japan to hut a diplomatic protest with China. The seven were arrested later Wednesday through Japanese police, sparking public professs in Beijing and Hong Kong

The Chinese management also protested Japan's ''illegal'' detention of the Chinese nationals and demanded their immediate and unconditional release.

They were deported to China in succession Friday evening.

Japanese Foreign Ministry officials said Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi convers by way of telephone with Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing to explain Tokyo's decision and to hut a protest against the burning of Japanese national flags in succession the street in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing at dozens of protestors earlier in the week.

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