The Chinese government vessels sailed into the territorial sea around the disputed East China Sea islets on Wednesday morning.
's Defense Ministry highlighted China as the country's most pressing national security threat in an annual white paper 24 hours earlier."extremely regrettable," adding that Tokyo intended to continue responding firmly but calmly.
The incident marked the 24th time this year that Chinese maritime police vessels had sailed into the territorial sea around the uninhabited islets, which Beijing also claims and calls Diaoyu.reported Wednesday's intrusion as the 152nd consecutive day of China's"gray-zone" activity around the Senkakus, the highest number on record since the islands were purchased by the Japanese government in 2012.
NHK said the two ships, which were also part of a four-vessel formation, anchored about 1.8 miles off Uotsuri Island at 11:55 a.m. on July 10. They did not leave the territorial sea until 11 a.m. on Monday, nearly two full days later.had only been set on June 24, when two ships stayed in the waters off the Senkaku Islands for 42 hours.
"The CCG Law must not be allowed to infringe on the legitimate interests of the relevant countries including Japan. Furthermore, the raising of tensions in the East China Sea and other sea areas is completely unacceptable," he added. Asked about recent developments by the Senkaku Islands, the Japanese Embassy in Washington, D.C., said:"As of June 4th, Chinese Coast Guard vessels have stayed in Japan's contiguous zone for 112 consecutive days, which surpassed the highest point of 111 days last year."
This aerial shot taken on September 15, 2010, shows the disputed islands known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China in the East China Sea.Following the release of Japan's Defense Ministry white paper, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said the Senkaku Islands are part of"China's inherent territory."
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