(MENAFN- QNA) The Japan Coast Guard said that two Chinese patrol ships entered Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.
The coast guard said the ships sailed the waters northwest of Kuba Island for about two hours on Tuesday morning.
They are now navigating in the contiguous zone just outside the territorial waters. The coast guard is continuing to monitor them, Japan's Radio (NHK World) reported.
Chinese ships also entered territorial waters off the islands on January 9th and 19th. Last year, the coast guard identified such cases on 32 days.
Japan controls the islands. The Japanese government maintains the islands are a part of Japan's territory. China and Taiwan claim them.
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