Chinese Patrol Ships Spotted Near Senkaku Islands
Chinese patrol boats have once again been spotted near the Senkaku Islands:
The Coast Guard said its aircraft found one Chinese ship at around 8:25 a.m. about 37 kilometers west-northwest of the islands just outside Japan’s territorial waters.
It said it warned by radio that the ships — one of which was confirmed to be a state-of-the-art fishery patrol boat capable of carrying around two helicopters — should not enter Japanese waters. The Chinese ships responded that they were on a legitimate mission, it added.
The Senkaku Islands, administered by Japan but also claimed by China, have been at the center of one of the worst bilateral diplomatic spats in years since the Sept. 7 collisions between Chinese and Japanese vessels near there. After the collisions, Beijing sent patrol vessels to the disputed waters several times.
Apparently these “fishery patrol boats” are newer models than the other Chinese patrol boats that have been spotted before in that area.
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