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Japan spots China ships near Senkaku Islands for record 158th day
Japan spots China ships near Senkaku Islands for record 158th day
Kyodo News
Published May 27, 2024 01:31 PM PHT
This file photo from the Japan Coast Guard website shows JCS Wakasa. Japan Coast Guard website
This file photo from the Japan Coast Guard website shows JCS Wakasa. Japan Coast Guard websiteTOKYO — Chinese ships were spotted near the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Monday for the 158th straight day, hitting a fresh record since the Japanese government put the islets under state control in 2012.
TOKYO — Chinese ships were spotted near the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Monday for the 158th straight day, hitting a fresh record since the Japanese government put the islets under state control in 2012.
A total of four China Coast Guard ships were found sailing just outside Japan's territorial waters by a Japan Coast Guard ship. One of the four vessels was equipped with what is believed to be a cannon, according to the Japanese coast guard.
A total of four China Coast Guard ships were found sailing just outside Japan's territorial waters by a Japan Coast Guard ship. One of the four vessels was equipped with what is believed to be a cannon, according to the Japanese coast guard.
The continued presence of Chinese vessels around the uninhabited islets, which Beijing claims and calls the Diaoyu, highlights the ongoing tensions between the two Asian neighbors over them.
The continued presence of Chinese vessels around the uninhabited islets, which Beijing claims and calls the Diaoyu, highlights the ongoing tensions between the two Asian neighbors over them.
The situation is "extremely serious," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said at a press conference. "We will be vigilant in monitoring (Chinese ships) with a sense of urgency and respond to China in a calm and resolute manner."
The situation is "extremely serious," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said at a press conference. "We will be vigilant in monitoring (Chinese ships) with a sense of urgency and respond to China in a calm and resolute manner."
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The Japanese coast guard detected the four Chinese ships a day after Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held his first formal bilateral meeting with China's Premier Li Qiang.
The Japanese coast guard detected the four Chinese ships a day after Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held his first formal bilateral meeting with China's Premier Li Qiang.
Kishida called for the removal of a buoy installed by China within Japan's exclusive economic zone near the Senkaku Islands during the talks, which took place on the sidelines of a trilateral summit with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Monday.
Kishida called for the removal of a buoy installed by China within Japan's exclusive economic zone near the Senkaku Islands during the talks, which took place on the sidelines of a trilateral summit with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Monday.
Chinese vessels have repeatedly entered into Japanese territorial waters around the uninhabited islets since the Japanese government bought the islets from a private owner and put them under state control.
Chinese vessels have repeatedly entered into Japanese territorial waters around the uninhabited islets since the Japanese government bought the islets from a private owner and put them under state control.
Japan maintains that the Senkaku Islands are its inherent territory and that its claim has a clear basis historically and in international law.
Japan maintains that the Senkaku Islands are its inherent territory and that its claim has a clear basis historically and in international law.
China began claiming the islets in the early 1970s after UN studies indicated potentially lucrative gas reserves might be located around them.
China began claiming the islets in the early 1970s after UN studies indicated potentially lucrative gas reserves might be located around them.
Chinese vessels sailing around the islets have become larger and the change in size allows them to navigate even under rough weather conditions, a Japanese government official.
Chinese vessels sailing around the islets have become larger and the change in size allows them to navigate even under rough weather conditions, a Japanese government official.
Chinese sailed near the islets for 157 consecutive days through late July 2021 until a typhoon approached.
Chinese sailed near the islets for 157 consecutive days through late July 2021 until a typhoon approached.
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