Amid heightened tensions between China and Japan over the Taiwan issue, Chinese state media reported that a fleet of China Coast Guard vessels patrolled the territorial waters of the Diaoyu Islands (referred to as the Senkaku Islands in Japan) on Sunday (November 16), describing this as a regular rights-protection patrol conducted by the China Coast Guard in accordance with the law.
According to the CCTV News client, the China Coast Guard 1307 vessel fleet patrolled “our Diaoyu Island territorial waters” on Sunday. This is described as a rights-protection patrol conducted by the China Coast Guard in accordance with the law.
China and Japan have had multiple frictions over the sovereignty dispute concerning the Diaoyu Islands.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s “Taiwan contingency” remarks and Chinese Consul General in Osaka Xue Jian’s retort with “beheading theory” have sparked multiple confrontations between the two countries over the past week.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s “Taiwan contingency” remarks and Chinese Consul General in Osaka Xue Jian’s retort with “beheading theory” have sparked multiple confrontations between the two countries over the past week.
On Friday (the 14th), China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a notice stating that Japanese leaders have “blatantly made provocative remarks regarding Taiwan, severely worsening the atmosphere for China-Japan exchanges, and bringing major risks to the personal safety and security of Chinese citizens in Japan,” and advised Chinese nationals to avoid traveling to Japan in the near future.
Subsequently, on Saturday (the 15th), China Southern Airlines, Air China, and China Eastern Airlines announced that tickets for Japan-bound flights could be refunded or changed free of charge.
Subsequently, on Saturday (the 15th), China Southern Airlines, Air China, and China Eastern Airlines announced that tickets for Japan-bound flights could be refunded or changed free of charge.