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Japan Protests Chinese ‘Incursion’ Near Disputed Islands, Reports Suggest

© REUTERS / KyodoA group of disputed islands, Uotsuri island (top), Minamikojima (bottom) and Kitakojima, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China is seen in the East China Sea (File)
A group of disputed islands, Uotsuri island (top), Minamikojima (bottom) and Kitakojima, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China is seen in the East China Sea (File)  - Sputnik International, 1920, 06.02.2021
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TOKYO (Sputnik) - The Japanese government lodged a protest with China on Saturday after two Chinese ships entered the waters near the Japan-administered islands in the East China Sea, also claimed by Beijing, media said.

Japan called the actions of Chinese ships "unacceptable," the Kyodo news agency cited a senior Foreign Ministry official as saying.

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Pentagon Confirms Protection of Disputed Islands to Japan

Four Chinese coast guard ships on Saturday approached the Senkaku Islands, known as Diaoyu in China, according to the agency.

The Chinese ships reportedly pointed their bows at two Japanese fishing boats, prompting the Japanese coast guard to send its vessels to head them off.

A third ship, apparently armed with a cannon, cruised just outside what Japan sees as its territorial waters. The alleged incursion is the first one since a law took effect in China that allows its ships to open fire on foreign vessels.

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