On September 8, 2010, Assistant Foreign Minister Hu Zhengyue summoned Japanese ambassador to China Uichiro Niwa, lodged strong protest against Japan's seizure of Chinese fishing boat in waters off the Diaoyu islands and demanded the Japanese side to release the detained Chinese ship and crew members immediately and guarantee their safety.

Chinese ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua has lodged solemn representations to the Japanese side. The Chinese embassy in Japan has sent personnel to visit the Chinese fishermen being held in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture.