East China Sea

9 May 2013

China has dismissed a diplomatic protest by Japan over a commentary in a state-run publication that challenged Tokyo's ownership of Okinawa, home to major US bases. The latest angry exchange could...

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China military planes 'flew close to disputed isles'

27 Apr 2013

Chinese military planes, mostly fighter jets, made more than 40 flights close to Tokyo-controlled islands at the centre of a territorial dispute on a single day this week, a press report said on...

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Japan PM issues warning to Beijing over Diaoyu Islands

23 Apr 2013

Abe's warning came after China sent eight surveillance vessels within 12 nautical miles of the islands - the most in a single day since Japan bought three of the islands in September.

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Taiwan would 'expel' mainland trawlers under Japan fishing deal

10 Apr 2013

Taiwan's fishery authorities say they would kick out mainland trawlers caught in areas covered under a new Taipei-Tokyo fishing-rights accord reached on Wednesday.

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Signs of thaw appear in Sino-Japan relations ahead of Beijing visit

2 Apr 2013

China and Japan are showing signs of thawing relations, as the two Asian powers have resumed cultural exchanges after their long and heated row over disputed islands in the East China Sea.

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Japan's Shinzo Abe seeks Mongolia's backing over East China Sea islands

1 Apr 2013

Shinzo Abe arrived in the Mongolian capital on Saturday seeking closer trade and diplomatic ties with the mineral-rich nation, a potentially important strategic partner due to its location on...

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Opinion

Alex Lo

A dangerous demagogue in our midst

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Jake Van Der Kamp

Ferry subsidies to push rents up further

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4:27AM

US, Japan review worst-case plans for Diaoyu Islands dispute

US and Japanese officers are discussing worst-case contingency plans for retaking disputed islands in the East China Sea if China moves to seize them, US officials said on Wednesday.

Japan’...

11:47AM

China military officials admit radar lock on Japanese ship, says report

Senior Chinese military officials have admitted for the first time that a frigate locked its radar on a Japanese destroyer during the two nations’ spat over disputed islands, Kyodo News agency...

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Coastguard, marine surveillance to be unified under single body

The State Oceanic Administration, which runs marine surveillance, will take over control of the coastguard from the public security ministry, fisheries patrols from the agriculture ministry, and...

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TERRITORIAL DISPUTE

Chinese fishermen on front line of marine dispute in South China Sea

The tropical waters of the South China Sea are among the most contested on earth, but Chinese fishermen who sail in them shrug off the dangers of navigating between multiple competing claimants....

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Briefs, March 6, 2013

Communist Party chief Xi Jinping said it takes courage for China to embrace new paradigms and to break vested interests groups' resistance in order to push deep reforms.

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TERRITORIAL DISPUTE

Japan arrests China boat captain amid island row

Japan’s coastguard arrested the captain of a Chinese boat on suspicion of illegal fishing in its exclusive economic zone on Tuesday, officials said, amid a territorial row between the two...

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