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EAST CHINA SEA

Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2020
Chinese ships remain in Japanese waters near Senkakus for record time
The two Chinese government ships entered the waters near the islands at around 10:47 a.m. Sunday and attempted to approach a Japanese fishing boat.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2020
Japan protests after Chinese ships approach fishing boat near Senkakus
Japan has lodged a protest with China after two Chinese government ships approached a Japanese fishing boat near the disputed Senkaku Islands, the government's top spokesman said Monday
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 10, 2020
China lambastes Japan's protests of digital museum for disputed islands
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has lambasted Tokyo's protest against Beijing's creation of a digital museum laying out its claims to a group of Japanese-administered islets in the East China Sea, called the Senkakus in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 14, 2020
Time for innovation in the U.S.-Japan alliance
China's offensive maneuvering will continue for some time. In response, the U.S. and Japan have no choice but to work on reaffirming and strengthening their alliance.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 10, 2020
Taro Kono says Japan could face snap election in October
The defense chief also said that China has become a 'security threat,' citing Beijing's intention to change the status quo in the region through force and coercion.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 2, 2020
China looking to double nuclear stockpile in next decade, Pentagon says
The United States' congressionally mandated report said China currently possesses a stockpile “estimated to be in the low 200s.”
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 29, 2020
Japan and U.S. defense chiefs hold talks in Guam as China tensions build
Defense Minister Taro Kono and U.S. counterpart Mark Esper agreed in Guam to keep China's maritime assertiveness in the South and East China seas in check.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2020
Japan defense chief eyed first-ever aerial inspection of islets claimed by China
Taro Kono considered the plan to inspect the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands this month, but dropped the idea to avoid provoking Beijing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2020
Japan and U.S. militaries complete multiple joint air and sea exercises
Earlier this week, Defense Minister Taro Kono also met with China's ambassador to Japan, Kong Xuanyou, regarding intrusions into Japanese waters near the Senkakus.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2020
Chinese fishermen told not to approach Senkakus as Beijing seeks to avoid frictions
Before a summer fishing ban ended, Chinese fishermen said they had been told by local officials not to sail near the disputed islets.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 11, 2020
Japan’s legal response in the gray zone
China's tactics around the Senkaku Islands are even more dangerous than similar moves in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2020
Typhoon ends 111-day streak of Chinese ships near Senkakus
Chinese coast guard vessels were not spotted Monday near the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea apparently due to the approaching Typhoon Hagupit, ending a 111-day streak of appearances since mid-April, Japan Coast Guard officials said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2020
U.S. forces chief pledges to help Japan with Chinese ships near Senkakus
The commander of U.S. Forces Japan vowed to help ally Japan deal with incursions by Chinese vessels in the East China Sea, accusing Beijing of a maritime intimidation campaign against countries in the region.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2020
Japan calls China's longest dispatch of ships near Senkakus 'serious'
Chinese ships were spotted near a group of Japan-controlled islands for the 100th straight day on Wednesday, the longest streak since Tokyo put them under state control in 2012.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2020
MSDF joins exercises with U.S. and Australia on doorstep of South China Sea
The move, the latest show of naval might in the waters, was sure to anger China.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 19, 2020
China delivers unusual demand that Japanese fishing boats not 'trespass' in its waters
China complained to Japan early this month about Japanese fishing boats allegedly "trespassing" in its territorial waters near a group of disputed islands in the East China Sea, it was learned Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 19, 2020
Japan now scrambling jets against all Chinese fighters from Fujian amid Senkaku row
Chinese patrols that operate near the Senkakus used to fly out of Zhejiang province. But China has since moved the location of their base of operations closer.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2020
Japan's defense white paper takes aim at China's actions during pandemic
The report states that Beijing has been 'taking advantage' of its virus-related assistance to other nations in an attempt to advance its political and economic interests.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2020
Chinese ships sail in Japanese territorial waters near Senkakus for 39 hours — longest since 2012
Chinese government vessels have been spotted around waters near the islets for 84 days in a row as of Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2020
Japan lodges protest with China over ships near disputed islets
Two Chinese Coast Guard vessels entered Japanese territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands Thursday and appeared to be trying to approach a Japanese fishing boat.

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