Naha, Okinawa Pref. – Two China Coast Guard ships entered Japanese waters around the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Sunday morning, the Japan Coast Guard said.
It was the first intrusion into the waters around the island chain by Chinese government ships since Wednesday and the 20th this year. The Okinawa Prefecture islands are claimed by China, which calls them Diaoyu.
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