Chinese Ships Survey Senkaku Islets

Photo: In this photo distributed by the Japan Coast Guard, the Chinese survey ship Haijian No. 46 (top photo) is seen cruising in waters about 6 kilometers west of in the Senkaku islets in the East China Sea on Monday morning December 8, 2008. Japan's coast guard is urging Chinese survey ships to leave waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea. The coast guard Monday said the maritime survey ships entered waters surrounding islands, known as the Senkaku in Japan and the Diaoyu in China, earlier in the day.










Associated Press

• Japan: Chinese ships intruded in disputed waters
  Dec 8 06:55 AM US/Eastern
  By SHINO YUASA, Associated Press Writer
  TOKYO (AP) - Two Chinese survey ships intruded on Japanese waters surrounding disputed islands in the East China Sea on Monday but retreated several hours after Tokyo protested to Beijing, Japanese officials said. continued ...

Bloomberg

• Japan Demands Chinese Ships Leave Disputed Waters
  Last Updated: December 8, 2008 03:51 EST
  By Takashi Hirokawa and Sachiko Sakamaki
  Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Japan asked two Chinese research ships to leave disputed waters, the government’s top spokesman said today. continued ...

The China Post

• Kuomintang head Wu Poh-hsiung embarks on historic visit to Japan
  Updated Monday, December 8, 2008 9:36 am TWN, AFP
  TOKYO -- The chief of Taiwan’s ruling Kuomintang made a historic visit to Japan yesterday in a bid to repair ties frayed by tensions over disputed islets in the East China Sea. continued ...

dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH

• Japan protests against China entering disputed waters
  Posted : Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:03:14 GMT
  Author : DPA
  Tokyo - Japan on Monday lodged a protest with the Chinese government, saying two Chinese ships which entered Japanese waters surrounding a group of disputed islands in the East China Sea had to withdraw immediately. The maritime survey ships entered the waters around the islands, which are known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, earlier Monday, the Kyodo News agency said. continued ...

Kyodo

• 2 Chinese ships leave Japan's territorial waters near disputed isles
  Dec 8 05:58 AM US/Eastern
  (AP) - NAHA, Japan, Dec. 8 (Kyodo) — Two Chinese survey ships entered Japanese territorial waters in the East China Sea near the Japanese-administered Senkaku islets claimed also by Taiwan and China on Monday morning before leaving them around 5:30 p.m., the Japan Coast Guard said. continued ...


• Japan urges Chinese ships to leave disputed waters
  Dec 8 04:35 AM US/Eastern
  By SHINO YUASA, Associated Press Writer
  TOKYO (AP) - Japan's coast guard urged Chinese survey ships to leave waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea on Monday, and the government lodged a protest with Beijing, officials said. continued ...


• 2 Chinese ships enter Japan's territorial waters near disputed isles
  Dec 8 03:29 AM US/Eastern
  (AP) - NAHA, Japan, Dec. 8 (Kyodo) — Two Chinese survey ships entered Japanese territorial waters in the East China Sea near the Japanese-administered Senkaku islets claimed also by Taiwan and China on Monday morning, the Japan Coast Guard said. continued ...

Reuters

• Japan protests over China ships near disputed isles
  Mon Dec 8, 2008 3:52pm IST
  TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan lodged a protest with China after two Chinese survey ships entered waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea, Japan's chief cabinet secretary said on Monday. continued ...

The Straits Times

• Chinese ships urged to leave
  Dec 8, 2008
  TOKYO - JAPAN protested on Monday after two Chinese marine survey ships entered what it considers its waters, with Tokyo's top government spokesman describing the incident as 'extremely regrettable'. continued ...