Japan Protests After Chinese Vessels Enter Disputed Waters
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Japan issued a protest after four Chinese patrol boats entered East China Sea waters near islands at the center of a territorial dispute that has worsened ties between Asia’s two biggest economies.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura confirmed that the vessels entered waters administered by Japan this morning. Vice Foreign Minister Chikao Kawai called China’s ambassador to Japan to protest and demand that the boats leave, he said.