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China, Japan say their ships faced off near disputed islands
China said it drove away several Japanese vessels that "illegally" entered territorial waters on Monday around the islands, which it calls Diaoyu, and it urged Japan to stop all "illegal activities" in the area.
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This handout picture taken by the Japan Coast Guard on February 4, 2013 shows a Chinese marine surveillance ship (back L) alongside a Japan Coast Guard ship near the disputed islets known as the Senkaku islands in Japan and Diaoyu islands in China, in the East China Sea. Two Chinese government ships on February 4 entered waters around the Tokyo-controlled islands that Beijing claims as it own. Beijing has repeatedly sent ships to the area since Japan nationalised some islands in the chain in September. (Agence France Presse/Japan Coast Guard)
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hinese and Japanese coast guard ships have faced off in waters around disputed islands in the East China Sea, both countries said on Tuesday.
China said it drove away several Japanese vessels that "illegally" entered territorial waters on Monday around the islands, which it calls Diaoyu, and it urged Japan to stop all "illegal activities" in the area.
Japan controls the islands and calls them the Senkaku.
Japan's coast guard said in a press release it ordered two Chinese coast guard vessels to leave the waters around the islands and manoeuvred its ships to prevent them from approaching Japanese fishing boats.
The uninhabited area has long been a sticking point in ties between the two countries.
