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Japan Protests Chinese Vessels Near Disputed Islands

Senkaku Islands

Senkaku Islands

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07:55 23/04/2013

The authorities of Japan has lodged a note of protest after eight Chinese maritime surveillance vessels entered Japanese territorial waters on Tuesday near a chain of islands claimed by both Tokyo and Beijing, Kyodo news agency reported.

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13:07 17/09/2012
Police in China arrested over ten people involved in anti-Japanese riots. Tear gas and water cannons were used to disperse the protesters. Japanese schools and enterprises in China are closed until Wednesday because of the civil unrest.

Japan Coastguard Clashes with Taiwan Fishing Boats near Disputed Islands
18:15 25/09/2012
Japanese coastguard vessels - armed with loudspeakers and fire hoses - closed in on a Taiwanese fishing fleet of some 60 boats as it neared the disputed East China Sea islands known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China.

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China – Japan Dispute over Senkaku Islands
10:32 27/09/2012
The Senkaku archipelago (Chinese: Diaoyu Islands) is now the subject of a territorial dispute between Japan and China

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