US EditionChina and Japan Boats Face Off Near Contested Islands as Feud Worsens
The clash reflects heightened tensions over disputed islands with record patrols by China Coast Guard, following Japan's leader's remarks on possible military action over Taiwan.
- On Dec 2, China Coast Guard and Japan Coast Guard clashed near the Senkaku Islands, with China saying a Japanese fishing vessel illegally entered its waters and was driven away.
- Sovereignty claims underlie the clash, as China asserts the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands while Japan administers them, with tensions rising after Sanae Takaichi's remarks last month and increased coastguard activity last year.
- China said the fishing boat illegally entered its waters and Liu Dejun said `China Coast Guard vessels took necessary control measures and made warnings to drive it away`, while Japan's coast guard said it intercepted and expelled two Chinese coastguard vessels and safeguarded the boat.
- Hostile rhetoric has spilled into everyday life, with Beijing urging citizens to avoid travel to Japan and halting Ayumi Hamasaki's Nov 28 performance, while renewing a ban on Japanese seafood imports.
- Growing CCG patrols suggest a strategy to probe Japan's response, as a similar incident on November 16 involved increased China Coast Guard activity near islands about 160km from Taiwan.
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Tensions between China and Japan are rising over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent comments on Taiwan, combined with a long-standing dispute over a chain of uninhabited islands. Andrew Chang breaks down why these tiny islands are so valuable, how Taiwan factors in and how this dispute has pushed two of Asia's biggest powers to a tipping point. Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images
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Chinese And Japanese Boats Clash Near Disputed Islands Amid Rising Tensions
China and Japan are once again clashing over a tiny cluster of islands in the East China Sea. This time, both sides are telling very different stories.According to China’s Coast Guard, a Japanese fishing boat illegally entered the waters around the Diaoyu Islands. Beijing insists the islands are theirs, even though Japan administers the islands and calls them the Senkakus.China says its vessels simply approached the boat, warned it off, and carr…
Both countries claim the other was illegally in the waters around the disputed archipelago and that they have expelled each other's vessels from the area.
A confrontation between Chinese and Japanese ships took place on Tuesday near the Senkaku Islands in the South China Sea. The Chinese coast guard announced a crackdown on Japanese fishermen who entered the waters around the islands “illegally.” However, the Senkakus are under Japanese administration, and the Japanese coast guard says it has called on its Chinese counterparts to leave the area, which the Chinese have done.
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