4 Chinese Vessels Enter Japanese Seas Near Disputed Senkaku Islands
After the Philippines, this time the Chinese warship entered the waters of Japan. International relations experts believe that this incident has increased the risk of conflict between the two countries.
According to news agency ANI, four Chinese warships sank in Japanese waters near the Senkaku Islands last Friday. Sputnik quoted Japanese media Kyodo News as saying that Chinese patrol ships have entered Japanese waters at least 37 times this year. It is worth mentioning that China has claimed the Senkaku Islands of Japan along the East China Sea as its own. Beijing passed a new law in February giving more power to its coast guard. As a result, defense analysts fear that China's coast guard will become aggressive alongside Senkakur. Xi Jinping's administration has further invaded its own coast guard with the right to attack foreign ships if it "infiltrates".
The agreement was signed in March between the US and Japanese coastguards, keeping in mind China's aggressive naval activities at sea. A statement from the American Institute, the de facto embassy in Taiwan, said that the MoU, signed between the two countries, covers issues of mutual cooperation, information exchange and strategic cooperation between the coast guard forces.
A few days ago, the Chinese Coast Guard entered the Philippines' exclusive economic zone. They fired water cannons at two boats carrying supplies for the Philippine army. Although no one was injured in the incident, the risk of clashes between the two countries has increased.