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Tension escalates: China sends two maritime vessels to island controlled by Japan
Tensions between China and Japan over disputed islands in the East China Sea intensified on Tuesday after two armed Chinese Maritime vessels reached close to the area protected heavily by Japanese Coast Guard.
The two Marine Surveillance (CMS) ships reached the waters around the Diaoyu Islands called Senkaku islands by Japan this morning, state-run Xinhua news agency reported, setting off the stage for a direct confrontation between the two sides.
But, reports from Tokyo said that two ships have not entered the 12 km zone around the islands which would prompt reactions from Japanese Coast Guard vessels which were monitoring the movement of the Chinese ships.
Tensions between China and Japan over disputed islands in the East China Sea intensified on Tuesday after two armed Chinese Maritime vessels reached close to the area protected heavily by Japanese Coast Guard.
The two Marine Surveillance (CMS) ships reached the waters around the Diaoyu Islands called Senkaku islands by Japan this morning, state-run Xinhua news agency reported, setting off the stage for a direct confrontation between the two sides.
But, reports from Tokyo said that two ships have not entered the 12 km zone around the islands which would prompt reactions from Japanese Coast Guard vessels which were monitoring the movement of the Chinese ships.
