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China to hold deep-water training exercise amid Japan tensions
The navy held seven such drills last year, each involving a half-dozen or more surface ships and an unknown number of submarines. The exercises reflect China's long-held aspirations to build a navy that can operate far from its shores. #China #Japan #NewsTracker #Diaoyu Islands #Senkaku Islands
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U.N. to consider China's right to disputed islands
Tensions over the uninhabited islands - located near rich fishing grounds and potentially huge oil and gas reserves - flared after Japan's government purchased them from a private Japanese owner in September. #China #Japan #United Nations #NewsTracker #Diaoyu Islands #Senkaku Islands
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China says US has 'historical responsibility' in Japan island dispute
Beijing has repeatedly accused the U.S. of emboldening Tokyo by supporting its control over the islands and stating that any conflict over them would trigger the U.S.-Japan mutual defense pact. #China #Japan #NewsTracker #South China Sea #USA #Diaoyu Islands #Senkaku Islands
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Bangkok PostChinese ships in disputed-islands waters: Japan
Three Chinese government ships entered the waters of disputed islands on Friday, Japan's coastguard said, more than a year after the then-Tokyo governor set off the row by announcing plans to buy them. A Chinese marine surveillance ship cruises near the #China #Shintaro Ishihara
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Channel News AsiaThree Chinese ships in disputed waters: Japan coastguard
TOKYO: Three Chinese government ships entered waters around disputed islands controlled by Tokyo on Thursday, Japan's coastguard said. The Chinese maritime surveillance vessels were spotted in the 12-nautical-mile zone off the Senkaku islands, which Chin #China #Beijing #Shintaro Ishihara
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Bangkok PostChinese ships in disputed-islands waters: Japan
Three Chinese government ships entered the waters of disputed Tokyo-controlled islands on Monday, Japan's coastguard said, as a long-running row shows no sign of fading. This photo, taken by the Japan Coast Guard on April 23, 2013, shows a Chinese marine #China #Shinzo Abe