TrendsWide
Contact US
  • Home
  • Trending
  • Health
  • Life Style
  • NBA
  • Reviews
No Result
View All Result
TrendsWide
  • Home
  • Trending
  • Health
  • Life Style
  • NBA
  • Reviews
No Result
View All Result
TrendsWide
No Result
View All Result
Home Australia

East China Sea: Chinese coast guard ships ‘armed with autocannon’ enter Japanese waters

by souhaib
February 16, 2021
in Australia
0
74
SHARES
1.2k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Reddit
ADVERTISEMENT

East China Sea: Chinese coast guard ships 'armed with autocannon' enter Japanese waters

China today has sent two coast guard vessels to Japan’s territorial waters amid rising tensions between the two countries over the disputed islands in the East China Sea.

The Chinese ships, including one equipped with what appeared to be an autocannon, intruded into the contiguous zone near the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands on Tuesday morning, reported Japanese media.

The uninhabited islets in the East China Sea, controlled by Japan but claimed by China, have been a long-standing dispute that has plagued the relations between Beijing and Tokyo for years.

China today has sent two coast guard vessels to Japan’s territorial waters amid rising tensions between the two countries over the disputed islands in the East China Sea (file)

China today has sent two coast guard vessels to Japan’s territorial waters amid rising tensions between the two countries over the disputed islands in the East China Sea (file)

The Senkaku Islands are considered to have great economic and strategic values as they are close to important shipping lines and offering rich fishing grounds.

China and Japan both claim sovereignty over the islets, which are under Japanese administration, preventing wide-scale exploration and development of oil and natural gas in the East China Sea. 

The Chinese vessels spotted today joined two other Chinese coast guard boats that had entered and remained in the waters since Monday, according to Nikkei Asia and Kyoto News, citing the Japan Coast Guard.

The two new ships also harassed a Japanese fishing vessel by pointing their bows towards the boat and making a move to approach it, said the Japanese authorities.

They added that one of the Chinese vessels was equipped with what appeared to be an autocannon.

The Senkaku Islands (pictured) are considered to have great economic and strategic values as they are close to important shipping lines and offering rich fishing grounds

The Senkaku Islands (pictured) are considered to have great economic and strategic values as they are close to important shipping lines and offering rich fishing grounds

Japan’s Foreign Ministry said it had lodged a second protest following China’s incursions, urging the Chinese government to withdraw the vessels immediately.

You might also like

Fears the Bondi Covid cluster has spread 60km away as a childcare centre is forced to close

China accused using UNESCO puppet against Australia over Great Barrier Reef world heritage listing

Queensland slams its borders shut to Sydney Covid hotspots

The Chinese vessels arriving in the waters early Tuesday departed the area around 10am, followed by the other two boats which left about two hours later.

Tuesday’s incursion is said to be the seventh time this year that Chinese vessels have entered Japanese waters.

It also came after China imposed a new law explicitly allowing its coast guard to use weapons against foreign ships that Beijing sees as illegally entering its territorial waters.

Tokyo has repeatedly voiced alarm over increased Chinese incursions after Beijing enacted the controversial legislation. 

FILE: A Chinese marine surveillance ship Haijian 51 (front) runs along with Japan Coast Guard patrol ship PL62 Ishigaki (back), near Uotsuri island, one of the disputed Senkaku/Daiyou Islands in Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan

FILE: A Chinese marine surveillance ship Haijian 51 (front) runs along with Japan Coast Guard patrol ship PL62 Ishigaki (back), near Uotsuri island, one of the disputed Senkaku/Daiyou Islands in Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan

Earlier this month, four ministers from Japan and Britain voiced serious concern on Wednesday about the situation in the East and South China seas and opposed any unilateral attempts to change the status quo, in an apparent reference to China’s maritime expansion.

In a joint statement, they wrote: ‘The four ministers reaffirmed the importance of upholding freedom of navigation and overflight above the South China Sea and urged all parties to exercise self-restraint and refrain from activities likely to raise tensions.’ 

Japan’s call has also backed by the US as President Joe Biden promises to keep his predecessor Donald Trump’s tough line on a rising China while also paying closer attention to allies.

China previously defended the country’s coast guard operations after its vessels were spotted in Japanese waters near the Senkakus islands on February 6 and 7.

Wang Wenbin, a spokesman for the Chinese foreign ministry, claimed the Senkakus were ‘China’s inherent territory’ while describing China’s coast guard operations as ‘legitimate and lawful measures to safeguard sovereignty’. 

China is also facing mounting military tensions with the US and Taiwan, a self-ruled, democratic island that Beijing considers as its own. 

The communist government has stepped up military, diplomatic and economic pressure on Taiwan since the election of President Tsai Ing-wen in 2016, as she refuses to acknowledge Beijing’s stance that the island is part of ‘one China’. 

In January, Chinese military aircraft were spotted entering Taiwanese airspace on a total of 30 different days, reported Taiwanese media.    

Last year Chinese military jets made a record 380 incursions into Taiwan’s defence zone, with some analysts warning that tensions between the two sides were at their highest since the mid-1990s. 



Source link

Tags: dailymail australia
Share30Tweet19Share
Previous Post

The United States officially removes the Houthi “Ansar Allah” movement from the terror list

Next Post

3 Mil 60 Gallon Contractor Trash Bags – 38″Wx58″H Heavy Duty Black Bags for Garbage and Storage – Super Thick Industrial Grade Trash Bags for Construction, Yard Work, Commercial Use (50)

souhaib

Recommended For You

Fears the Bondi Covid cluster has spread 60km away as a childcare centre is forced to close

by souhaib
June 23, 2021
0

Fears the Bondi Covid cluster has spread 60km away as a childcare centre in Sydney's south-west is forced to close after a positive case spent a day there Little...

Read more

China accused using UNESCO puppet against Australia over Great Barrier Reef world heritage listing

by souhaib
June 23, 2021
0

2019: Australian intelligence services conclude that China was responsible for a cyber-attack on Australia's parliament and three largest political parties in the run-up to a May election.April 2020:...

Read more

Queensland slams its borders shut to Sydney Covid hotspots

by souhaib
June 23, 2021
0

Queensland slams its borders shut to Sydney hotspots as New South Wales battles a growing Covid clusterQueensland slams borders shut to anyone from Sydney's hotspot suburbs Anyone entering from...

Read more

UEFA denies Munich mayor’s Euro 2020 rainbow stadium gesture to protest against a Hungarian law

by souhaib
June 22, 2021
0

UEFA has refused a request from Munich's mayor for a stadium to be lit in rainbow colours for Germany's Euro 2020 match against Hungary on Wednesday in protest...

Read more

England march on in Euro 2020, but it’s group stage agony for Scotland

by souhaib
June 22, 2021
0

Who could England face in the Round of 16? England have won Group D That means they will face the runners up of Group F - the so-called 'Group of...

Read more
Next Post

3 Mil 60 Gallon Contractor Trash Bags - 38"Wx58"H Heavy Duty Black Bags for Garbage and Storage - Super Thick Industrial Grade Trash Bags for Construction, Yard Work, Commercial Use (50)

No Result
View All Result

Recent Posts

  • Lacking 15-calendar year-previous girl’s telephone learned exterior high university, Michigan relatives suggests
  • Tesla inventory has fallen sufficient to start off acquiring, Berenberg says
  • Lexington Law Credit Repair Review
  • Times of ice from Texas to Tennessee
  • ‘The embryo that took’: BBC Woman’s Hour presenter Emma Barnett reveals pleasure at welcoming a daughter

Browse by Category

  • Australia
  • Automotive
  • Business
  • Celebrity
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Deals
  • Economie
  • Education
  • Euro
  • Forex
  • Gaming
  • Health
  • Life Style
  • NBA
  • News
  • Politics
  • Reviews
  • Sports
  • Switzerland
  • Trending
  • U.S.
  • Uncategorized

Categories

  • Australia
  • Automotive
  • Business
  • Celebrity
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Deals
  • Economie
  • Education
  • Euro
  • Forex
  • Gaming
  • Health
  • Life Style
  • NBA
  • News
  • Politics
  • Reviews
  • Sports
  • Switzerland
  • Trending
  • U.S.
  • Uncategorized

Pages

  • Contact US
  • Newsletter
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions

© 2021 - TrendsWide

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Contact US
  • Privacy Policy
  • Trending
  • U.S.
  • Economie
  • Deals
  • Reviews
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Health
  • Life Style
  • NBA

© 2021 - TrendsWide