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November 25, 2014

China ships pay first post-Japan summit visit to disputed isles
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 25, 2014
Chinese ships returned to territorial waters around islands at the centre of a dispute with Japan on Tuesday, the coastguard said, the first incursion since a Sino-Japanese summit aimed at reducing tensions. Three Chinese coastguard vessels sailed into the 12-nautical-mile zone around the Japanese-controlled Senkaku islands, which China claims and calls the Diaoyus, shortly after 10:00 am (0100 GMT), the Japanese coastguard said. They left two hours later. China's State Oceanic Administration sa ... read more

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