Chinese shore guard authorities claimed it took “necessary control measures” and also repelled a Japanese angling vessel that had actually gotten in “territorial waters” around Senkaku Islands, state media reported.
“We urge the Japanese side to immediately cease all illegal activities in the waters and ensure that similar incidents do not recur,” China Marine Police agent Gan Yu claimed, according to the record late Thursday.
China calls the islands Diaoyu while Japan calls themSenkaku The contested East China Sea islands are asserted by both and also have actually long been a sticking factor in reciprocal connections.
(Reuters – Reporting by Liz Lee; Editing by Tom Hogue)