US EditionChina and Japan Boats Face Off Near Contested Islands as Feud Worsens
Chinese coast guard ships entered disputed Senkaku waters and confronted a Japanese fishing boat, prompting a Japanese demand to leave, amid ongoing territorial sovereignty claims.
- On Tuesday, Japan's coast guard said two China Coast Guard patrol ships entered territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands and left a few hours later.
- Political tensions after comments by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi last month set the backdrop, as China says the Diaoyu Islands are inherent Chinese territory and the China Coast Guard will continue patrols.
- After the patrol ships sailed toward a Japanese fishing boat, a Japanese coast guard vessel demanded they leave, while Liu Dejun said the boat `illegally entered China's territorial waters` and warned it.
- Beijing urged its citizens to avoid travel to Japan and Japanese cultural events were hit, including a halted Shanghai performance on Friday, while the two Chinese vessels remained in the area.
- The Senkaku Islands have been a recurring flashpoint, with recent China Coast Guard vessels entering waters after a November 16 incident, highlighting broader regional security concerns involving Taiwan and Japan's surveillance.
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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.
China, Japan Clash Over Senkaku Islands Maritime Encounter
The Senkaku Islands called the Diaoyu Islands by China are an uninhabited chain in the East China Sea administered by Japan but claimed by China. The area is a frequent flashpoint, with both countries sending patrol vessels to assert sovereignty. Tensions have sharpened since Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said earlier in November that any […] The post China, Japan Clash Over Senkaku Islands Maritime Encounter appeared first on Modern Di…
Chinese and Japanese coastguard ships confront each other near disputed islands
Chinese and Japanese coastguard vessels have been involved in a stand-off near the disputed Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea. The two sides gave conflicting accounts of Tuesday’s incident, with the Chinese coastguard saying it had driven a Japanese fishing boat away from the islands, which are known as the Senkaku Islands in Japan. Liu Dejun, a spokesman for the coastguard, said the Chinese vessels took “necessary control measures” and issue…
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