China vs. Japan

[Erich]

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12 December

CHINA – JAPAN
Three paramilitary China Marine Surveillance ships temporarily entered Japanese territorial waters around disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu islands in the East China Sea
(rmks: Overall 16th intrusion since Japan purchased three of the five uninhabited islets in September).

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13 December

CHINA – JAPAN
For the very first time, China deployed a “government aircraft” (rmks: may have been a Y-12 patrol aircraft, subordinate to MSA) over disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu islands in the East China Sea … Japan scrambled fighter aircraft to intercept … launch official political protest.
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