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▼ Japan Lodges Protest With China After Survey Ship Spotted Operating Again In EEZ
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Japan has lodged a protest with China after a Chinese marine survey ship was suspected of carrying out a survey again in Japan's exclusive economic zone.
The Japan Coast Guard says a patrol ship saw the Chinese vessel extending a pipe-like object in waters roughly 400 kilometers west of Amami Oshima Island in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima before 7 a.m. on Wednesday.
The same vessel was seen conducting what appeared to be survey operations in adjacent waters within Japan's EEZ on Sunday and Tuesday.
Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Yoshimasa said the coast guard has continuously demanded that China stop the activity.
He said the government has also lodged a strong protest with China through diplomatic channels, saying any marine scientific survey in Japan's EEZ is not acceptable without its consent and is extremely regrettable, and that it must stop immediately.
He said Japan will continue to deal with the situation resolutely and calmly.
The Japan Coast Guard says a patrol ship saw the Chinese vessel extending a pipe-like object in waters roughly 400 kilometers west of Amami Oshima Island in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima before 7 a.m. on Wednesday.
The same vessel was seen conducting what appeared to be survey operations in adjacent waters within Japan's EEZ on Sunday and Tuesday.
Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Yoshimasa said the coast guard has continuously demanded that China stop the activity.
He said the government has also lodged a strong protest with China through diplomatic channels, saying any marine scientific survey in Japan's EEZ is not acceptable without its consent and is extremely regrettable, and that it must stop immediately.
He said Japan will continue to deal with the situation resolutely and calmly.
- 2/10 20:23
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