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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mari Yamaguchi

Japan and China accuse each other of violating airspace around disputed East China Sea islands

Japan China Disputed Islands - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Japan and China are accusing each other of violating the airspace around the Japanese-controlled East China Sea islands that Beijing also claims.

Japan’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying that it has protested to Beijing after a Chinese helicopter that took off from one of China’s four coast guard boats had entered Japan’s territorial waters around the Senkaku island, violating the Japanese airspace around them for about 15 minutes on Saturday.

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