Chinese Buoys Are Focus of Latest Dispute Over Contested Islands -- New York Times
TOKYO — Japan has asked the Chinese government to explain why Chinese ships have strategically placed several buoys in the East China Sea near a group of disputed islands, a Japanese government spokesman said on Friday.
The spokesman, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, told reporters that ships from China’s State Oceanic Administration, which is similar to the coast guard, had placed the buoys last week in Chinese-controlled waters near the islands, known as the Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China. The uninhabited islands have been controlled by Japan for decades, but are claimed by China and also Taiwan.
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My Comment: These buoys are not located in Japanese controlled waters .... but I would hazard a bet that with time the Japanese will be discovering that these buoys will be slowy making their way into Japanese controlled waters. The Chinese are obviously sending a signal to Japan .... i.e. a continuation in their policy of confronting Japan over ownership of these islands.
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