China Deadlocked on Land Purchase Deal in Nagoya for its Consulate-General

Here is one interesting tweet on China made by the Japanese that can be tentatively translated as follows:

Much influenced by Senkaku Incident, the Chinese deal to purchase land in Nagoya for its Consulate-General faces deadlock. The Government of Japan was expected to sign the deal with China within this year over the sale of the land right in the center of Nagoya city but the deal has been suspended for now because it encountered very strong opposition by the residents nearby.

yappii53 尖閣余波で中国領事館の土地購入頓挫―http://bit.ly/hxneXk駐名古屋中国総領事館が、同市中心部の日本の国有地を購入することを計画、日本政府側のも今年度の中の契約調印と売却を予定していたが、周辺住民の猛烈な反対に遭い、計画がストップしていることが分かった。

The People's Republic of China's attempt to purchase the land for its Consulate-General has so far failed due to the growing anti-China sentiments in Japan mainly sparked by the Chinese intrusion into Japan's territorial waters around Senkaku Islands.        

Not only in Nagoya city but also in Sendai city and Niigata city, China has attempted to secure larger land for its Consulate-General building, however, China has faced strong protests from the local residents.

A case of Nagoya city is as follows:
On April, 2009, upon the completion of new apartment buildings to house national civil servants and their families in Jouhoku, the land where the old buildings in Meijou are became available for sale.
From April 15 to July 14, Tokai Regional Bureau, Ministry of Finance started acceptance of land acquisition applications and their examinations.
On June, 2010, the Government of Japan informed that the People's Republic of China could purchase the land space of approximately 2,800 square meters.
On August, 2010, China requested the Government of Japan to sell the entire area of 31,000 square meters.
On September 27, 2010, it was decided that the Chinese request remains pending until the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan reports on the issue.
On December 19, 2010, Tokai Regional Bureau, Ministry of Finance has postponed its decision indefinitely as the civil group turned in the petition containing 10,000 signatures collected from across the city of Nagoya.

Mayor of Nagoya city Mr. Takashi Kawamura stated that the Government has a final say on the sale of national property. However, local governments have an authority over the use of land. Since China intruded into Japan's territorial waters around Senkaku Islands, our citizens will never let the central government sell our first grade land to China. I have repeatedly requested the Democratic Party of Japan to give due attention to the matter and to freeze it. And then, Tokai Regional Bureau, the Ministry of Finance has frozen it upon the submission of the petition.

The general public in Japan considers the expansion of land space for Chinese Consulate-General as one step to invade Japan and finds it unacceptable, observing the recent Chinese moves in building up its military might and offensive actions taken against not only Japan but also other Asian nations.

 See the related article: Chinatowns are Signs of Chinese Invasion into Japan?