3 China ships enter disputed waters

May 2nd, 2014

FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

Japan says three Chinese coastguard ships have sailed through the disputed waters in East China Sea, amid a territorial dispute between the two Asian rivals.

The Japanese coastguard said on Friday that the Chinese vessels entered the 12-nautical-mile band of territorial waters around a group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea, known as the Diaoyus in Chinese and the Senkakus in Japanese, shortly before noon (0300 GMT).

The ships are said to have left the zone nearly three hours later.

The incident marks the third such entries by state-owned Chinese ships into the disputed zone, since US President Barack Obama announced on April 24 that Washington would defend Japan if China initiates an attack in the territorial dispute.

Beijing has already rejected Obama’s stance, underlining that the islands are “China’s inherent territory.”

Chinese vessels and aircraft have regularly approached the East China Sea archipelago, believed to be rich in natural resources, after Japan nationalized some of the islands in September 2012, setting off the latest round in a long-running territorial dispute.

Fears of an ensuing conflict grew in November 2013, when China declared an air defense zone with military over-flights over a stretch of East China Sea covering the islands.

In defiance of Beijing’s move, Japan and South Korea flew military aircraft through the zone. The United States also sent two unarmed bombers into the airspace. None of the aircraft informed Beijing.

The dispute has negatively affected bilateral trade and diplomatic ties between the two Asian countries.

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