INQUIRER.net: 3 Chinese ships in disputed island waters – Japan

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3 Chinese ships in disputed island waters – Japan Jan 21st 2013, 02:13 TOKYO – Three Chinese government ships were in waters around islands at the center of a dispute with Tokyo on Monday, the day after China issued a rebuke to the US over comments seen as supporting Japan.   Japan's coastguard said the maritime surveillance boats were in waters around a chain of Tokyo-controlled islands known as the Senkakus in Japan, which Beijing calls the Diaoyus.   China has repeatedly sent ships to the area since Japan nationalized some of the chain in September, a move that triggered a diplomatic dispute and huge anti-Japan demonstrations across China.   Beijing has also sent air patrols to the archipelago in the East China Sea,... Keep on reading: 3 Chinese ships in disputed island waters – Japan Media files: china-japan-disputed.jpg (image/jpeg)

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