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View all search resultsChina urges Japan not to "complicate" situation over disputed islands
Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin also told reporters, "China's determination and will to safeguard its territorial sovereignty is unwavering," adding the nation will continue to patrol near the islets, called Diaoyu in the country and Senkaku in Japan.
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China's Haijing 2502 patrol boat sails into waters near the disputed Senkaku islands, in the East China Sea on November 6, 2016. Japan protested to China after four Chinese vessels entered the waters surrounding the islets, called the Senkaku in Japan and the Diaoyu in China, around 10:00 am local time (0100 GMT), according to Japan Coast Guard. (Agence France Presse/Japan Coast Guard)
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hina on Monday urged Japan not to take "dangerous actions that may complicate" the situation surrounding the Beijing-claimed, Tokyo-controlled islands in the East China Sea, reiterating they are the country's "inherent territory."
Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin also told reporters, "China's determination and will to safeguard its territorial sovereignty is unwavering," adding the nation will continue to patrol near the islets, called Diaoyu in the country and Senkaku in Japan.
His remarks came days after Japanese government officials said that under the interpretation of existing laws, the nation's coast guard could fire on foreign official vessels to quell resistance from them if they forcibly land on the islands.
As China also implemented a new law last month that allows its coast guard to use weapons against foreign ships that Beijing sees as illegally entering its waters, fears are growing that bilateral tensions over the uninhabited islets may escalate further.
On Thursday, Japanese officials told ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers that it is possible for the country's coast guard to fire on foreign official vessels under laws by regarding their forcible landing on the islands as violent crimes.
