Senkaku/Diaoyu Dispute

The China Coast Guard (CCG) is sending its larger and heavily armed ships near the disputed islands.

Japan called the close approach of the Liaoning and its accompanying destroyers “absolutely unacceptable.”

Like Beijing, Taipei officially maintains claims over islands in the East and South China Seas disputed with Japan, the Philippines, and Vietnam.

It’s not just the Taiwan Strait; the Eastern Theater Navy has been increasingly active in the East China Sea as well.

China has quietly increased its presence in the East China Sea, challenging Japan's control of the disputed islands.

An overview of China’s recent deployment of an oceanographic/weather buoy inside the Japanese exclusive economic zone and Japan’s response.

China’s gray zone tactics around the Senkaku Islands are even more dangerous than similar moves in the South China Sea. How is Japan responding?  

The new unit will be tasked with preventing illegal landings on the disputed islands.

Japan’s exclusive economic zone around the remote island is being challenged by China again.

The two sides hope finding common ground on economic issues can help continue a thaw in relations.

Without substantial revisions to multilateral regimes, the Sanchi environmental crisis will not be the last of its kind.