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
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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
Chinese ships survey disputed islands
BEIJING, Dec. 21 (UPI) — Three Chinese marine surveillance ships entered waters around islands in the East China Sea claimed by both China and Japan, officials said Friday. Continue reading
Chinese ships near disputed islands
Three Chinese ships entered into Japanese territorial water near the disputed Senkaku Islands on Friday morning and were staying despite a warning from a Japanese Coast Guard ship, the coast guard said. Continue reading
Chinese ships enter Japanese waters near disputed islands
Three Chinese ships entered into waters near small islands in the East China Sea that are claimed by both countries on Friday morning and were staying despite a warning from a Japanese Coast Guard ship, the coast guard 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