Japan Says Chinese Coast Guard Ships Have Conducted Its Longst Violation Of Its Territorial Waters In A Decade

Chinese ships operating near Japan on June 24, 2022. Japanese MoD Image 

 CNN: Japan says Chinese coast guard ships in longest violation of its territorial waters in a decade 

Tokyo CNN — Two Chinese coast guard ships navigated Japan’s territorial waters near a chain of disputed islands for more than 64 hours this week, Japanese authorities said Friday – the longest incursion of its kind in a decade.

Japan’s coast guard said Friday the Chinese vessels entered Japanese waters in the East China Sea during the early hours of Tuesday and remained to surveil a Japanese fishing boat that was operating in the area, before exiting Thursday evening.

At one point on Thursday, one of the Chinese vessels came within 1.9 miles (3 kilometers) of the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands, known in China as the Diaoyu Islands, well past the internationally recognized 12-mile (19.3 kilometer) limit that defines a country’s territorial waters, according to the coast guard.  

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