using 20 ships to stop 1 ship shows the carefulness
orchestrated by Japan not to anger PRC. They didn't use any lethal weapons or arrest them. This reaction was exactly what PRC had expected after they finish their military exercise.
In the end, to take back Diaoyu, it will need a combination of force of arms, politics, economics, and culture confrontations. Be patient everyone, this will take another 10-15 years and more likely to happen after Taiwan had come back to the fold.