Senkaku/Diaoyu issue : Japan protests after 230 Chinese vessels enter disputed waters

Japan on Saturday lodged a protest with China after it spotted six Chinese coastguard ships and about 230 fishing vessels sailing near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.

"This is a unilateral act that raises tensions ... and it is unacceptable to us," a Japanese Foreign Ministry official told the Chinese envoy.

The sighting of the Chinese vessels comes less than a month after an international arbitration court rejected China's claims over almost the entire South China Sea, in a case brought by the Philippines. Beijing has refused to recognize the ruling.

The Japan Coast Guard said some of the vessels were equipped with guns, according to The Japan Times.

The development followed a similar incident on Friday when two Chinese Coast Guard vessels and six fishing ships briefly entered Japanese territorial waters near the Senkakus, prompting the ministry to summon the Chinese ambassador...
 [newkerala.com/IANS]
6/8/16
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