Coast guard vessels from Japan and China engaged in a confrontation on July 7 in the waters near the disputed islands known as the Senkaku Islands in Japan and the Diaoyu Dao in China. The latest incident shows rising tensions in the region between the Chinese regime and countries along the first island chain but it’s unlikely to turn into war, according to analysts who spoke with The Epoch Times.
Both China and Japan claimed to have driven away the other’s vessels for “intruding” into their territorial waters.
The Japanese coast guard stated that two Chinese vessels approached a Japanese fishing boat sailing in the area, and Japanese authorities immediately drove them away….
China and Japan Have a Confrontation Near Disputed Senkaku Islands Amid Rising Tensions in First Island Chain
