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Diaoyu Islandsi

The Diaoyu Islands are a group of uninhabited islands located roughly due east of mainland China, northeast of Taiwan, west of Okinawa Island, and north of the southwestern end of the Ryukyu Islands. They are currently controlled by Japan, which calls them Senkaku Islands. Both China and Taiwan claim sovereignty over the islands. 

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In a sign Beijing is stepping up pressure on Taipei, fleet carried out vessel checks, fishing boat protection and issued warnings near Kinmen where mainland fishermen died, says China Coast Guard.

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Japan deployed airborne early warning aircraft and at least one marine destroyer in response to Chinese vessels sailing near disputed islands in the East China Sea.

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Some 86 per cent of the 3,000 respondents in the annual Cabinet Office survey had negative feelings about China and were concerned about Chinese aggression in the South China Sea, Taiwan and the Diaoyu Islands.

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The deal will ensure Japanese shipyards can carry out major repairs on warships of the US Seventh Fleet, a move that analysts say makes ‘political and strategic sense’.

Experts say Japan could be forced to deal with a militarily emboldened China and North Korea, with reduced US engagement in the region, if Donald Trump returns to the White House.

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Declassified documents showed Tokyo urged Chinese officials to refrain from publicly speaking about the disputed islands to avoid causing rift among the Japanese public.

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Chinese president makes the remarks in visit to command office for East China Sea, saying they must crack down on criminal activities and safeguard the maritime economy.

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Japan’s PM Fumio Kishida did not push China’s Xi Jinping “very hard” over issues such as the Fukushima-linked food ban and Taiwan, an analyst says.

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The drill on Tokunoshima island capped an 11-day series of exercises nationwide dubbed 05JX meant to show the readiness of ground, sea and air forces to defend Japan’s territory and infrastructure.

Japan and the Philippines have been seeking to boost trilateral defence ties with the US over China’s construction of islands with military infrastructure in nearby waters.

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The foreign ministry says a CP-140 reconnaissance plane undermined national security during a flight over the East China Sea, lodges ‘stern representations’ with Canada.

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China had previously placed a buoy in the same area of Japan’s exclusive economic area in 2018, according to a Japanese foreign ministry official.

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The drill focuses on transporting wounded soldiers from ‘medium- to long-distance islands’ using helicopters and drones, addressing weak link in China’s logistics support capabilities.

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20-minute call comes as tensions rise over East China Sea disputes, Tokyo’s links with US-led West on issues like Taiwan and Beijing’s Moscow ties.

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In an updated policy, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government warns that China’s rise has rapidly changed the military balance in the Indo-Pacific region.

China set up no-fly and no-sail zones in the East China Sea before the launch on Sunday, given the possibility of falling debris. Tokyo had urged Beijing to ensure the safety of Japanese vessels operating nearby.

Coastguard said a Ground Self-Defence Force UH-60JA Black Hawk helicopter disappeared from radar on a mission north of Miyako island on Thursday.

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Yoshimasa Hayashi met Chinese Premier Li Qiang, top diplomat Wang Yi and Foreign Minister Qin Gang but no breakthroughs on major contentious issues, say analysts.

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