Ten years after the Senkaku fishing boat clash China's claim for sovereignty strengthens 4:37 on September 7
It has been 10 days since 7 days since a Chinese fishing boat collided with a Coast Guard patrol boat in the waters of Japan off the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture.
After the incident, China intensified its activities around the Senkaku Islands, and since the beginning of this year, it has been confirmed for 111 days that the Chinese public vessels are sailing in the connected waters. I am strengthening it further.
Ten years ago, on September 7, 2010, a Chinese fishing boat collided with a Japan Coast Guard patrol boat in Japan's territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands, and the Chinese captain of the fishing boat was arrested on the suspicion of obstructing official duties.
After the incident, China activated activities such as dispatching a fishery surveillance ship off the Senkaku Islands in the name of protection of fishing vessels, and since the Japanese government nationalized the Senkaku Islands in 2012, it remains in the surrounding waters, The invasion of territorial waters has also been repeated.
From April to last month, after the nationalization, the longest 111 days in a row, it was confirmed that the China Coast Guard's vessels sailed in the connected waters, and in May, Japanese fishing vessels in the territorial waters. We are further strengthening the movement to assert sovereignty, such as approaching and tracking.
In recent years, the China Naval Police has been working to increase equipment, such as increasing the size of ships, and in June this year, during training and an emergency, the troops will operate as one under the same command system as the Chinese Navy. The law has been amended so that it is possible to further escalate activities in the surrounding waters with the aim of overthrowing Japan's effective control.
Invasion of waters surges
Since Japan nationalized the Senkaku Islands in September 2012, the number of ships entering the territorial waters has increased rapidly.
According to the Japan Coast Guard, the number of Chinese public vessels entering the territorial waters was one in 2011, but in 2012 it was confirmed that it was 23, and it was more than doubled to 52 at best. ..
Even after that, about 20 to 30 invasions of territorial waters have been confirmed every year.
In addition, the number of days that Chinese vessels flew in the connected water area also increased sharply from 2012, and from April to last month, it was the longest in the connected water area since the nationalization of the Senkaku Islands for 111 consecutive days. Navigation has been confirmed.
The Japan Coast Guard dedicates 12 large patrol boats to guarding the waters around the Senkaku Islands, and also operates multiple aircraft to monitor and monitor on a 24-hour basis.