Japan coastguard says China ship in disputed waters
- Published: 21 Feb 2013 at 17.43
- Online news: Asia
A Chinese government ship briefly entered territorial waters off Japanese-controlled but disputed islands in the East China Sea on Thursday, Japan's coastguard said.
A picture taken by the Japan Coast Guard on December 17, 2012 shows a Chinese near disputed islands in the East China Sea. A Chinese government ship briefly entered territorial waters off Japanese-controlled but disputed islands in the East China Sea on Thursday, Japan's coastguard said.
The fishery patrol boat entered the 12-nautical mile zone off Kubajima, one of the Senkaku islands, at about 3:36 pm (0636 GMT), according to a statement.
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