US EditionChina Coast Guard ship formation sails through Japan-administered Senkaku Islands
China conducted a rights enforcement patrol with coast guard ships in disputed waters after Japan's PM hinted at military response to a Chinese attack on Taiwan, escalating tensions.
- On Sunday, the China Coast Guard formation sailed through the waters of the Senkaku Islands on a 'rights enforcement patrol', which Beijing calls the Diaoyu Islands.
- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's November 7 parliamentary remarks stated that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could prompt a Japanese military response, prompting Beijing to demand a retraction.
- Taiwan's defence ministry said on Sunday morning that it detected 30 Chinese military aircraft, seven navy ships and one official ship, while three Chinese airlines offered free refunds for Japan tickets.
- Beijing summoned the Japanese ambassador in Beijing for the first time in over two years after China's Consul General in Osaka's remark prompted Tokyo's formal protest, while China's Ministry of Education urged students to reconsider studying in Japan on Sunday.
- With Taiwan just 110 km from Japanese territory, Chinese military and coast guard transits occur intermittently, with over 27 days recorded this year as part of a broader pressure campaign.
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CCP Escalates Japan Tensions With Coast Guard Patrols: Study
The Chinese regime has warned citizens against studying and traveling to Japan, while dispatching coast guard ships in the waters near Japan-administered Senkaku Islands, as a row between the two Asian neighbors over Taiwan escalated. The China Coast Guard said in a statement on Nov. 15 that the patrol in the waters around the “Diaoyu Islands” aims to uphold China’s “rights and interests,” using the Chinese name of the uninhabited islands and ro…
China Sends in the Boats: Fresh Confrontation with Japan
China deployed its coastguard to several disputed islands on Sunday, November 16th amid an escalating diplomatic feud with Japan. The moves follow Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi commenting on Taiwan not being part of China, which in turn warned Tokyo through state media that it has prepared “substantial countermeasures” in response. The “rights safeguarding” sea patrol saw the China Coast Guard sail close to the islands known as Diaoy…
Chinese vessels and military drones close in on Japanese islands amid spat over Taiwan
China has dispatched coast guard vessels and military drones to the Senkaku Islands, marking another escalation in tensions with Tokyo following Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's controversial remarks about Taiwan.The Chinese coast guard announced its ships conducted what it called a "rights enforcement patrol" in waters surrounding the islands, which Japan administers but China claims as the Diaoyu."China Coast Guard vessel 1307 formatio…
In a dispute over statements by the Japanese head of government about Taiwan, China advises on a trip to Japan – and invades Japanese waters.
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