From dawn on the 20th, the number of ships of the China Coast Guard invading Japan's territorial waters off the coast of the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture has increased to three on the night of the 20th, and they are still monitoring Japanese fishing vessels. ..
The Japan Coast Guard has ensured the safety of fishing vessels and continues to warn them to leave the territorial waters immediately.
According to the 11th Division Maritime Security Headquarters, two ships of the China Coast Guard, which were navigating the connecting water area just outside Japan's territorial waters around 4 am on the 20th, were one after another off the coast of Taisho Island in the Senkaku Islands. It is said that he invaded the territorial waters of Japan and showed a movement to approach Japanese fishing boats.
After that, one ship left the territorial waters at around 8:40 pm, but two other ships invaded the territorial waters after 9 pm, and the number of ships sailing in the territorial waters of Japan increased to three.
As of 9:20 pm, the three vessels are sailing or drifting in the Japanese territory about 4 km east to about 16 km south of Taisho Island, and are fishing near Taisho Island. It means that it stays to monitor.
The Japan Coast Guard has patrol boats navigating around the fishing boats to ensure the safety of the fishing boats and continues to warn them to leave the territorial waters immediately.
This is the 34th time that a China Coast Guard vessel has been confirmed to invade Japanese territorial waters off the coast of the Senkaku Islands since 16th this month.