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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
China sends patrol boats to disputed Senkaku Islands
Senkaku Islands
After declaring the Senkaku Islands (called Diaoyu in Chinese) as the starting point of its territorial waters, China has deployed maritime patrol boats to flex its muscles. Japan issued a special alert for its Self-Defense Force amid rising bilateral tension.
According to China’s official Xinhua News Agency on Tuesday, the 1,000 ton-class patrol boats Haijian 46 and Haijian 49 from the China Marine Surveillance arrived in waters near the islands. The vessels reportedly departed Ningbo in Zhejiang Province timed with Japan’s nationalization of Senkaku and have stayed in waters near the islands.
The Chinese maritime authority said, “A plan has been prepared to protect our territorial sovereignty, and we will put it into practice depending on the situation." The agency will also provide weather forecasts for waters around the disputed islands.
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