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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Helen Davidson in Taipei, Justin McCurry in Tokyo and agencies

China sends coast guard to Senkaku islands amid row with Japan

Senkaku islands photographed from the air towards the horizon
The group of disputed islands in the East China Sea are known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China. Photograph: Kyodo/Reuters

China has sent its coast guard through the waters of the Senkaku islands and military drones past outlying Japanese territory as Beijing ramps up tensions over the Japanese prime minister’s remarks on Taiwan.

On Sunday the Chinese coastguard said its ships made a “rights enforcement patrol” through the waters of the Senkaku, which are administered by Japan but also claimed by China as the Diaoyu islands.

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