"Defend Diaoyu" activists' boat returns to H.K.

HONG KONG, China - The vessel that carried a group of Chinese activists to Japanese-controlled islets in the East China Sea to assert Chinese sovereignty over the islands arrives back in Hong Kong on Aug. 22, 2012. The fishing boat was impounded by Japanese authorities on Aug. 15 after seven Chinese activists landed on one of the disputed islands, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China. The vessel was allowed to leave two days later.

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