Japan protests to China over ‘territorial violation’ in East China Sea
‘Japan has protested to China over the entry earlier of Chinese coastguard vessels into disputed territory in the East China Sea.
Japan’s marine officials said on Sunday that four Chinese coastguard ships entered waters surrounding Senkaku Islands around 10:00 am local time (0100 GMT) and left the waters within two hours.
A government official in Japan said that Tokyo had filed a protest with China’s Foreign Ministry, saying the islands were “an inherent territory of Japan.”’
Read more: Japan protests to China over ‘territorial violation’ in East China Sea
Leave a Reply