“The waters involved include areas around the #SenkakuIslands, administered by #Tokyo but claimed by #Beijing. The #islands have been a recurring point of #maritime friction for more than a decade.”

Disputed isles: Fearing China clash, Japan asks fishermen to avoid flashpoint islands - Sight Magazine Reuters reports on how Japanese fishermen are caught up in a dispute over islands in the East China Sea.

Disputed isles: Fearing China clash, Japan asks fishermen to avoid flashpoint islands. @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Japan #China #EastChinaSea #SenkakuIslands #DiaoyuIslands

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China, Japan Coast Guards Face Off Near Disputed Islands: Rival Accounts A recent maritime confrontation between Chinese and Japanese coast guard vessels near disputed islands in the East China Sea underscores deepening diplomatic

China, Japan Coast Guards Face Off Near Disputed Islands: Rival Accounts

#china #EastChinaSea #japan #maritimedispute #SenkakuIslands

Beijing and Tokyo trade barbs after maritime standoff The islands are, however, Japan held and Tokyo has long rejected China’s territorial claim and a lesser claim by a Taiwanese county in the east of the self-governing island nation.

The islands are, however, Japan held and Tokyo has long rejected China’s territorial claim and a lesser claim by a Taiwanese county in the east of the self-governing island nation. Bne IntelliNews #Beijing #Tokyo #SenkakuIslands #Diaoyu #MaritimeDispute

China sends coast guard to Senkaku islands amid row with Japan Activity around Japanese-held islands, also claimed by China, comes after PM Sanae Takaichi said Japan might respond militarily to an invasion of Taiwan

Call it the epitome of "paranoid communist #China.

It's actually just plain childish on the part of #Xi and his regime, that China's coastguard would be deployed to the "uninhabited" Japanese controlled #Senkakuislands, in retaliation to some no BS pro- #Taiwan rhetoric from Japan PM #SanaeTakaichi

🇯🇵⚡ #JAPAN – A Japan Coast Guard patrol vessel spotted today four #China Coast Guard 🛥️ vessels, armed with machine guns in the waters outside the territorial waters around the #SenkakuIslands (Okinawa Prefecture).

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James D.J. Brown discussed the first instance of a #Chinesemilitary vessel entering the contiguous zone around the Japanese-administered #SenkakuIslands and considered the extent to which increased #ChinaRussia #naval cooperation poses a threat to #Japan: nbr.org/publication/...

An increasing number of #Chinese CG vessels have been recorded by Japan's Coast Guard around the disputed #SenkakuIslands in a constant manner, equipped with water cannon, introduced in #Japan's territorial waters.

More details from NHK News:
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How does #China exploit the maritime “gray zone” to pursue expansionist policies without triggering open conflict? Can "assertive transparency" push back against #PRC aggression in the seas around #Philippines, #Vietnam, #Malaysia, #Taiwan and #SenkakuIslands?

Rand analyst Todd Helmus explains.

Chinese, Japanese Coast Guards Clash Over Diaoyu Islands China has claimed that several Japanese vessels illegally entered its territorial waters between June 20 and 24

Chinese, Japanese Coast Guards Clash Over Diaoyu Islands
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Chinese Coast Guard Confronts Japanese Lawmakers Near Disputed Islands The confrontation occurred during an inspection mission organized by the city of Ishigaki in Okinawa Prefecture.

Chinese Coast Guard Confronts Japanese Lawmakers Near Disputed Islands
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#ChineseCoastGuard #JapaneseLawmakers #DiaoyuIslands #SenkakuIslands #EastChinaSea #Ishigaki #Tokyo #lawenforcement #infringement #provocation #JapanCoastGuard #TomomiInada #NHK

Chinese Coast Guard Confronts Japanese Lawmakers Near Disputed Islands The confrontation occurred during an inspection mission organized by the city of Ishigaki in Okinawa Prefecture.

Chinese Coast Guard Confronts Japanese Lawmakers Near Disputed Islands
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#ChineseCoastGuard #JapaneseLawmakers #DiaoyuIslands #SenkakuIslands #EastChinaSea #Ishigaki #JapanCoastGuard #TomomiInada #NHK