Japan protested to the Chinese ambassador, after three Chinese patrol boats entered waters near the disputed Senkaku (or Diaoyu) Islands on Wednesday.
[Osamu Fujimura, Chief Cabinet Secretary]:
"While the Coast Guard was operating in the area, three Chinese fishery patrol ships entered the territory around the islands. The Coast Guard vessels asked for their immediate withdrawal from territorial waters."
One Chinese vessel left the area. Two vessels are being closely monitored by Japanese patrol ships.
These islands in the East China Sea are rich in natural resources and are controlled by Japan, but the Chinese regime and Taiwan also lay claim to them .... NTDTV
