Chinese and Japanese coast guard ships face off around disputed islands

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Published 2023-10-17

Maritime tensions between China and Japan have flared up again, after their coast guard vessels faced off around disputed islands in the East China Sea. The incident happened yesterday near what Beijing calls the Diaoyu Islands and Tokyo claims as the Senkaku Islands. Relations between the two nations have been tense in recent months, after Japan decided to release treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant.

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All Comments (21)

@marcusdelmundo1691 8 months ago

CHina vs Taiwan, Philippines, japan, IndIa , Vietnam, S. Korea, NATO QUAd AUKUS alliances... Let's go
@edgardobaldomar8825 8 months ago

China always saying ancient time , ancient time is ancient time not present time
@brixsumaoang7567 8 months ago

You know you're the problem when all your neighbors hate you, except N.Korea and Russia 😅
@nealaskme6272 8 months ago

China wants to keep expanding their fishing territory because they fished out the surrounding waters and the only way they can get fish is by illegally fishing in someone else’s territory
@TheHouseofSniffers 7 months ago

That 9 dash line seems to be expanding daily.
@emmanuelquerol 8 months ago

The 9 dash line of China extends even as far as at the coast off Malaysia. Wow!
@avatarairbinder6157 8 months ago

Ah today Jpan schedule😂😂😂nextweek who will be? india or taiwan?
@rohoderichronase6427 8 months ago

China is like a neighbor which move the fence a little towards your side and claimed it belongs ,when you go for vacation every time.
@dykoubiz 8 months ago

Yesterday Philippines, today Japan. What’s next tmr.
@valvid1402 8 months ago

China is a squatter in West Philippine Sea
@allanbaldoque2578 8 months ago

Thank you friends for supporting Phil's.
@cevigrayy 4 days ago

Born too late to explore lands, born to early to explore space, born just right for the WW3 to start😂
@bisakolwasabe8851 8 months ago

Violating china authorities????what the heck... What did you do to other countries you owned the whole ocean
@sonmyr9433 8 months ago

MONGOLOID said they owned the entire seas.
@chanahyingchan5070 8 months ago

Why is a news crew aboard a surveillance plane when this incidence happens..
@maxsoon1097 8 months ago

Philippines also have disputes with China on the south china sea routes. It's not good idea for China as it makes lots of enemies
@roehlmanglicmot8084 8 months ago

What’s next, Pacific Ocean??😂😂😂😂😂
@RaymondChan-tt4ms 8 months ago

The strong always push their way around, this wasn't an issue back 30 years ago when China was weak
@michaeltorio3459 8 months ago

How much speed a cost guard boat can go to islands of the storm😕
@cajohnson1234 8 months ago

What it doesn’t say is that the Canadian aircraft is in international airspace.