While the immediate crisis over Japan's seizure of the Chinese fishing vessel that rammed two Japanese coast guard patrol boats in September has ended with the release of the captain, the repercussions will long be felt.
For one thing, distrust of each other on the part of both governments and peoples, which had begun to fade after Beijing and Tokyo agreed not to rake up old coals concerning history, is again on the rise and is unlikely to subside in the foreseeable future.
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