Senkaku Islands “Specific measures for stable maintenance and management, strategically determined” Chief Cabinet Secretary July 2 13:51
Regarding the activities of the China Coast Guard, which is becoming more active in the waters surrounding the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa, Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga said that he was serious about this, and he will continue to make every possible effort to carry out vigilance and take concrete measures to stably maintain and manage the Senkaku Islands. I showed the idea of how to take it from a strategic point of view.
Offshore of the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, it has been confirmed that ships from the China Coast Guard have entered the territorial waters and sailed in the connected waters just outside the territorial waters. Means that it has been 80 days in a row in 2 days, and has been updating the longest since the start of collecting statistics.
In the morning press conference, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kan said, "The Senkaku Islands are historically and internationally unquestionable territories unique to Japan, and are actually controlling effectively. The Chinese side considers its activities seriously. "We are repeatedly carrying out warnings by patrol boats and severe protests through diplomatic routes," he said with a sense of tension with the intention of taking thorough precautions.
In response, the reporters asked about ways to strengthen effective control of the Senkaku Islands, but Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga said, "There are various options for concrete measures to maintain and manage the Senkaku Islands and the surrounding waters in a stable manner. The government also wants to judge from a strategic perspective what kind of measures will be taken."