From the late night of the 7th to the early morning of the 8th, two ships of the China Coast Guard intruded into Japanese territorial waters off the coast of the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture.
The two vessels are showing movements to approach Japanese fishing boats, and the Japan Coast Guard Headquarters continues to warn them to ensure the safety of the fishing boats and immediately leave the territorial waters.
According to the 11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters, after 11:30 p.m. on the 7th, two ships of the China Coast Guard were launched off Kuba Island in the Senkaku Islands, and before 0:30 a.m. on the 8th, off the coast of Minamikojima. intruded into territorial waters.
Japanese fishing boats are operating in the nearby waters, and as of 12:30 a.m., the two boats are showing movement to approach the fishing boats in the territorial waters off the coast of Minamikojima. The ship continues to warn the two ships to leave the territorial waters immediately while ensuring the safety of the fishing boat.
Off the coast of the Senkaku Islands, a Chinese Coast Guard ship temporarily invaded the territorial waters on the afternoon of the 7th, and this is the 16th time that a Chinese Coast Guard ship has been confirmed to have intruded into the territorial waters.