Connecting waters off the Senkaku Three ships of the China Coast Guard sail at 10:51 on January 19

According to the 11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters, three vessels from the China Coast Guard are sailing offshore of the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, in a connection area just outside Japan's territorial waters.

As of 9:00 am on the 19th, two of the three vessels are sailing approximately 30 to 31 km south-southwest of Taisho Island in the Senkaku Islands, and the other one is sailing approximately 31 km west of Uozuri Island. We continue to warn and monitor the Coast Guard headquarters from approaching territorial waters.