4 Chinese Ships Briefly Enter Waters near Senkakus

November 12, 2018

Naha--Four Chinese coast guard ships sailed for about two hours in Japanese territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Sunday.

It was the first such intrusion since Oct. 17 and the 19th this year.

The Haijing 2302, the Haijing 2308, the Haijing 2401 and the Haijing 2501 entered the waters at a point north-northwest of Uotsurijima, the largest in the Senkaku chain, between around 10:05 a.m. (1:05 a.m. GMT) and 10:25 a.m., according to the Japan Coast Guard's 11th regional headquarters based in Naha, capital of Okinawa. They left the waters west-southwest of the island between around 11:45 a.m. and noon.

China claims the Japanese-administered islands and calls them Diaoyu. Jiji Press