According to the 11th District Coast Guard Headquarters in Naha County, Okinawa, Chinese vessels breached Japanese national territorial waters.
The ships approached the Taishoo Islands with Minami Kojima and remained in the disputed area covered by Japanese territorial waters for about two hours. The ships then sailed 25 kilometers southeast of Kubasima Island.
As a result of the warnings of the Japan Coast Guard to leave the area, Chinese ships left the area.
According to public broadcaster NHK, Chinese-flagged ships, which committed the most recent breach on November 19, entered Japanese territorial waters for the 33rd time this year.
DISCUSSIONED ISLANDS
In the East China Sea, the archipelago, called “Senkaku” by Japan and “Diaoyu” by China, consists of 5 islands and 3 rocks.
The archipelago, where no one lives, has been causing long-standing sovereignty disputes between the two countries.
(AA)