Japan, Taiwan Trade Water Cannon Fire Near Disputed Islands -- Voice of America
BEIJING — Japan’s deputy foreign minister is in Beijing for consultations with China about a group of hotly contested islands in the East China Sea known as Diaoyu in China and Senkaku by the Japanese.
As the meetings took place and officials made an effort to ease tensions, the Japanese coast guard fired water cannons at a group of Taiwanese fishing boats, the latest confrontation on the islands.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei decribed the discussions between Vice Foreign Ministers Chikao Kawai and Zhang Zhijun as frank and in depth.
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More News On The Island Disputes Between China, Taiwan, And Japan
Video Reports From Japan, Taiwan and China on Confrontation Off Disputed Islands -- New York Times
Taiwan, Japan fire water cannon in disputed island controversy -- FOX News/AP
Taiwanese boats protest in Japanese territorial waters -- BBC
Japan trades words with China, water with Taiwan -- Bloomberg Businessweek/AP
How not to solve an international border row – a water fight in the East China Sea -- National Post/Reuters
5 weird examples of tensions over the Japanese/Chinese islands -- Washington Post
My Comment: This is escalating.
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They are so cute. Firing on a Japanese ship will trigger a response from America. They are all talking big but no one will dare cross the line. Alaska Marine Insurance
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