Japan files diplomatic protest over Chinese ships near disputed Diaoyu Islands

Japan has filed a diplomatic protest with Beijing after four Chinese government ships were again monitored in waters close to the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands on Wednesday. Chinese coastguard vessels have been operating for 65 consecutive days within or near the territorial waters around the uninhabited islands that Japan claims as its sovereign territory and knows as the Senkakus. China and Taiwan also claim the islands. This is the longest period since September 2012, when Beijing and…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3089702/japan-files-diplomatic-protest-over-chinese-ships-near-disputed