Invasion of territorial waters off the Senkaku repeated protest to the Chinese side Chief Cabinet Secretary July 3 12:38
Secretary General Suga repeated the diplomatic route to the Chinese side about the fact that a ship of the China Coast Guard invaded the territorial waters of Japan from the 2nd offshore of the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture and temporarily approached a Japanese fishing boat. He made it clear that he was protesting, and indicated that he would continue to respond in a resolute manner.
Two offshore vessels of the China Coast Guard invaded the territorial waters of Japan on the evening of the 2nd, offshore of the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, and stayed still as of 10 am on the 3rd and temporarily approached a Japanese fishing boat. , The Japan Coast Guard patrol boat came in between to secure the safety of the fishing boat.
Regarding this, Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga said at a press conference after the Cabinet Meeting, "From yesterday, the Japan Coast Guard patrol boat repeatedly issued a request to leave the territorial water in the on-site waters, and from the perspective of protecting Japanese fishing vessels, We have patrol boats in place to ensure safety by entering between Chinese official vessels and Japanese fishing vessels."
On that basis, he said, "By diplomatic route, both in Tokyo and Beijing yesterday, at the level of the minister of foreign affairs and at the ministerial level, repeated protests to the Chinese side and immediately stopped the move to approach the Japanese fishing boat, promptly from the territorial waters. We are urgently demanding that we move out. We will continue to respond calmly and resolutely."