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The Chinese flag is pictured in front of the facade of the Chinese embassy in Berlin on April 22, 2024. John Macdougall, AFP/File  

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172913419028117254338756471725433874763.png" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="The Chinese flag is pictured in front of the facade of the Chinese embassy in Berlin on April 22, 2024. John Macdougall, AFP/File  "/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="white-space:pre-wrap">The Chinese flag is pictured in front of the facade of the Chinese embassy in Berlin on April 22, 2024. John Macdougall, AFP/File  </span></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p style="-webkit- margin-bottom:12px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.3;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">China&#x27;s coast guard said Thursday it had &quot;expelled&quot; a Japanese ship that ventured into waters around disputed islands, as Beijing increasingly presses its regional territorial claims.</p><p style="-webkit- margin-bottom:12px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.3;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">The uninhabited islands -- known as the Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan -- are claimed by Beijing but administered by Tokyo and are a frequent hotspot in bilateral tensions.</p><p style="-webkit- margin-bottom:12px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.3;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Liu Dejun, a spokesperson for Beijing&#x27;s coast guard, said a Japanese fishing vessel had &quot;illegally entered territorial waters&quot; around the islands from Tuesday to Wednesday.</p><p style="-webkit- margin-bottom:12px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.3;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">The coast guard &quot;took necessary control measures in accordance with the law, warned (the ship) and expelled it&quot;, Liu said in an online statement.</p><p style="-webkit- margin-bottom:12px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.3;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">&quot;The Diaoyu and affiliated islands are China&#x27;s inherent territory, and we urge the Japanese side to immediately stop all illegal activities in these waters,&quot; he said.</p><p style="-webkit- margin-bottom:12px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.3;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">&quot;Chinese coast guard ships will continue to carry out maritime rights protection and law enforcement activities... to safeguard national sovereignty, security and maritime rights and interests.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/13/japan-s-new-pm-vows-closer-ties-with-philippines-1246">Japan&#x27;s new PM vows closer ties with Philippines</a></div><p style="-webkit- margin-bottom:12px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.3;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Japan&#x27;s coast guard also said Thursday its patrol ships were monitoring four Chinese coast guard vessels near the islands.</p><p style="-webkit- margin-bottom:12px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.3;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">It said that a Japanese fishing boat had been operating around 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) west of the largest landmass in the group as of 9 am (0100 GMT) on Wednesday.</p><p style="-webkit- margin-bottom:12px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.3;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Beijing has said several times this year that it has driven Japanese vessels away from the islands.</p><p style="-webkit- margin-bottom:12px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.3;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">But Japanese officials have told AFP that Chinese authorities sometimes announce expulsions when none have occurred.</p><p style="-webkit- margin-bottom:12px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.3;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">In recent months, China has pressed its sweeping territorial claims in the East and South China Seas more stridently.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/9/china-slams-ph-japan-defense-pact-2129">China slams PH-Japan defense pact</a></div><p style="-webkit- margin-bottom:12px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.3;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">It has notably reignited a years-long dispute with the Philippines over control of contested reefs and shoals in the latter&#x27;s waterway.</p><p style="-webkit- margin-bottom:12px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.3;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Beijing on Monday also held military drills around Taiwan, the self-ruled island it claims as part of its territory and has refused to renounce using force to seize one day.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/15/us-philippines-launch-war-games-a-day-after-china-s-taiwan-drills-1331">US, Philippines launch war games a day after China&#x27;s Taiwan drills</a><br/><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/10/15/taiwan-detects-record-153-chinese-military-aircraft-after-drills-1504">Taiwan detects record 153 Chinese military aircraft after drills</a></div><p style="-webkit- margin-bottom:12px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.3;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Perennial rivals in East Asia, China and Japan are major trade partners, but their relationship is complicated by Beijing&#x27;s regional rise to prominence, Tokyo&#x27;s alliances with Western nations and its imperial history.</p><p style="-webkit- margin-bottom:12px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.3;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Japan lodged protests after China tested an intercontinental ballistic missile in the Pacific Ocean last month, and Beijing banned Japanese seafood imports in retaliation for Tokyo&#x27;s decision to release treated water from the disabled Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>China's coast guard said Thursday it had "expelled" a Japanese ship that ventured into waters around disputed islands, as Beijing increasingly presses its regional territorial claims.</p>

China's coast guard said Thursday it had "expelled" a Japanese ship that ventured into waters around disputed islands, as Beijing increasingly presses its regional territorial claims.

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China says 'expelled' Japanese ship from waters near disputed islands

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Published Oct 17, 2024 11:08 AM PHT

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