| Japan has issued a protest to China, after two Mainland marine survey ships entered what it considers its waters. "Such activities by Chinese ships are extremely regrettable. We are
demanding the Chinese government order their immediate withdrawal," Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura told reporters. The two ships were spotted by the Japanese coast guard six kilometres southeast of the uninhabited Diaoyu islands, also known as the Senkakus, which lie between Taiwan and Japan and are claimed by both governments as well as Beijing. |
