Chinese ships in disputed-islands waters: Japan

TOKYO (AFP) – Three Chinese government ships remained in the waters off disputed Tokyo-controlled islands for nearly 12 hours on Monday, Japan’s coastguard said, as a long-running row shows no sign of fading. Maritime surveillance vessels were spotted in the 12-nautical-mile zone off the Senkaku islands, which China calls the Diaoyus, in the East China Sea shortly after 9:00 am (0000 GMT), the coastguard said. Continue reading

Chinese ships spotted in disputed islands waters: Japan

Three Chinese government ships remained in the waters off disputed Tokyo-controlled islands for nearly 12 hours on Monday, Japan’s coastguard said, as a long-running row shows no sign of fading. Maritime surveillance vessels were spotted in the 12-nautical-mile zone off the Senkaku islands, which China calls the Diaoyus, in the East China Sea shortly after 9:00 am (0000 GMT), the coastguard said. They left the zone shortly before 9:00 pm. Continue reading

China ships in waters around disputed islands: Japan

TOKYO (AFP) – Three Chinese government ships on Saturday entered Japanese territorial waters around disputed islands, Japan's coastguard said, hours after a veiled US warning to Beijing not to challenge Tokyo's control. Continue reading

Three China ships in waters around disputed islands: Japan

TOKYO: Three Chinese government ships on Monday entered territorial waters around East China Sea islands at the centre of a dispute with Tokyo, Japan's coastguard said. Continue reading

China media: Islands sovereignty

12 July 2012 Last updated at 01:24 ET Newspapers continue their coverage on the East China Sea islands dispute after Japan protested at the entry of Chinese patrol boats into disputed water. Three Chinese fishery patrol boats entered the waters near the disputed islands – known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China – early on Wednesday and have since left, reports say. Both People’s Daily and its subsidiary the Global Times ran reports on their front page, saying the Chinese boats were conducting “routine patrols”. Continue reading

First astronauts enter orbiting China space module

Three Chinese astronauts on Monday entered an orbiting module for the first time, in a move broadcast live on China's state television network and a key step towards the nation's first space station. Continue reading