4 Chinese Govt Ships Enter Japanese Waters near Senkakus

June 25, 2018

Naha, Okinawa Pref.- Four Chinese coast guard ships entered Japanese waters off the Senkaku Islands in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on Monday.

It was the first such intrusion by any Chinese government ship since June 5 and the 12th this year.

According to the Japan Coast Guard's 11th regional headquarters based in Naha, the capital of Okinawa, the Haijing 2166, Haijing 2308, Haijing 2501 and Haijing 35115 entered Japanese waters north-northwest of Uotsurijima, the largest of the Japanese-administered islands in the East China Sea, between around 10:15 a.m. (1:15 a.m. GMT) and 10:30 a.m.

The islands are claimed by China, which calls them Diaoyu. Jiji Press