ABOUT four Chinese ships briefly entered what Japan considers its territorial waters near the disputed islands in the East China Sea yesterday, prompting an official protest from Tokyo and renewed diplomatic efforts to cool tensions between the rivals.
In a move that could further complicate the territorial row that is threatening relations between Asia's biggest economies, a group of fishermen from Taiwan, which also claimsthe rocky isles, said as many as 100 boats escorted by 10 Taiwan Coast Guard vessels were headed for the area.
China's Xinhua news agency said in the morning that two civilian surveillance ships were undertaking a "rights of defence" patrol near the islands, citing the State Oceanic Administration, which controls the ships. Two fishery patrol vessels were also detected inside waters claimed by Japan. Japan has lodged an official protest.
By afternoon, all four Chinese vessels had moved further away, the Japanese Coast Guard said.
Sino-Japanese relations deteriorated sharply after Japan bought the islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, earlierthis month, sparking anti-Japan protests across China. Source:guardiannewspaper
They should all hold their peace, God owns everything on this earth but i guess they are ignorant of that.