Chinese ships enter Japanese territorial waters

It has been announced that Chinese coast guard vessels have entered Japanese territorial waters around the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.

According to the 11th, District Coast Guard Headquarters in Naha County, Okinawa, two Chinese coast guard vessels breached Japanese national territorial waters, TRT Haber reports.  

Chinese ships sailing near Uotsuri Island in the region approached Japanese fishing vessels in the disputed area covered by Japanese territorial waters.

Ships belonging to China left the area as a result of warnings of Japanese Coast Guard ships to leave the area.

Public broadcaster NHK has announced that Chinese vessels have breached Japanese territorial waters for the 17th time this year.

In the East China Sea, the archipelago, called "Senkaku" by Japan and "Diaoyu" by China, consists of 5 islands and 3 rocks.

The archipelago, where no one lives, has long been a source of sovereignty disputes between the two countries.