Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Armed Chinese Ships Enter Japanese Waters Over Disputed East China Sea Islands Near Taiwan

China today has sent two coast guard vessels to Japan’s territorial waters amid rising tensions between the two countries over the disputed islands in the East China Sea (file) 


 * China sent two coast guard vessels to Japan's territorial waters this morning
 * One of the government ships is said to have been equipped with an autocannon 
 * Beijing's incursion was spotted near the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea 
 * The Japan-controlled islets are a years-long dispute between the two countries 

China today has sent two coast guard vessels into Japan’s territorial waters amid rising tensions between the two countries over the disputed islands in the East China Sea. 

The Chinese ships, including one equipped with what appeared to be an cannon, intruded into the waters near the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands on Tuesday morning, reported Japanese media. 

The uninhabited islets in the East China Sea, controlled by Japan but claimed by China, have been at the centre of a long-standing dispute that has plagued the relations between Beijing and Tokyo for years.


WNU Editor: The Chinese are testing America's allies to not only see what they do, but also what the Biden administration will do. So far the response has been the usual diplomatic protests.

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2 comments:

Jac said...

China is making a point.

Anonymous said...

Diplomatic protests cost nothing. If it were possible for a diplomat to suffer form TMJ from protesting, it could said to be brave or substantive.

Foggy Bottom had word templates for this type of thing. Change the date, change the place, and few other things and after sweating for 5 minutes at the keyboard, a diplomat or the deputy of their deputy has done a week's worth of work.