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Four Chinese patrol boats entered the territory Japan's waters off the disputed Senkaku Islands and were there, according to Kyodo, for about 4 hours. In China, these islands are called Diaoyus Islands.
Chinese vessels have tried to approach Japanese fishing boats. It should be noted that this is the 26th violation of the maritime border by the Chinese side in this area since the beginning of the year. An automatic cannon was spotted on one of the ships.
The Senkaku Islands became Japanese in 1895. Before that, they belonged to China. After the war, the islands were controlled by the United States, and in 1972 they were transported to Japan. According to the Japanese side, the Chinese began to claim the islands after learning that there were mineral deposits in their water area.