Wednesday, June 15, 2016

For The Second Time Since The End Of The Second World War A Chinese Naval Vessel Has Entered Japanese Territorial Waters


Japan Times: Chinese spy ship enters Japan’s territorial waters for second time since end of WWII

A Chinese navy reconnaissance vessel entered Japanese territorial waters near Kuchinoerabu Island off Kagoshima Prefecture early Wednesday morning — the first time since 2004 that a Chinese military ship has done so.

Wednesday’s incursion comes just under a week after a Chinese naval frigate entered the contiguous zone just outside Japan’s territorial waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.

According to the Defense Ministry, a Maritime Self Defense Force P-3C patrol aircraft spotted the Chinese spy ship sailing into Japanese waters west of Kuchinoerabu at around 3:30 a.m.

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WNU Editor: China has a different version .... Beijing Claims Its Warship Enters Japanese Waters Legally (Sputnik). What's my take .... this Chinese spy vessel is monitoring the latest joint U.S.-Japan-India naval exercises.

More News On Chinese Spy Ship Entering Japanese Territorial Waters

Chinese naval ship enters Japanese territorial waters -- FOX News/AP
Chinese spy ship entered Japan waters: Tokyo -- AFP
Japan: Chinese Spy Ship Entered Territorial Waters -- VOA
Japan says Chinese surveillance vessel entered its waters -- Reuters
'Chinese spy ship enters Japan waters tracking Indian ships' -- Business Standard

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