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Diaoyu Islands

Diaoyu Islands
Diaoyu Islands
The Diaoyu Islands are a group of uninhabited islands located roughly due east of mainland China, northeast of Taiwan, west of Okinawa Island, and north of the southwestern end of the Ryukyu Islands. They are currently controlled by Japan, which calls them Senkaku Islands. Both China and Taiwan claim sovereignty over the islands.
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21 August, 2024
The disputed Diaoyu Islands, also known as the Senkaku Islands in Japan. Photo: Reuters/Kyodo
Japan

Will a firm US stance on Diaoyu Islands be too ‘provocative’ for Japan?

US analyst urges Trump to resume military exercises on disputed islands to send message of deterrence to China, reinforce sovereignty stance.

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Donald Trump

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Japan

‘Really unfortunate’: political rows stoke deep mutual Japan-China distrust

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China-Japan relations

China, Japan’s public sentiment towards each other at 20-year low: survey

Chinese respondents most upset by release of Fukushima water last year, while for Japanese it is East China Sea disputes, survey also shows.

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The crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan, pictured in August. Photo: Kyodo
Japan

Japan takes steps to protect pharmaceutical supply to forestall any China curbs

Tokyo wants local pharmaceutical companies to increase their investments and manufacturing of essential medicine ingredients.

China-Japan relations

Top Japan diplomat tells Beijing of ‘grave concerns’ about military activity

Foreign Minister Wang Yi welcomes ‘new atmosphere’, during 45-minute call with newly appointed Japanese counterpart Iwaya.

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China-Japan relations

Is Beijing about to ‘play the Ryukyu card’ over Tokyo’s stand on Taiwan?

University plans research centre on the ancient kingdom as academics emphasise its significance to ‘national security and reunification’.

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US Air Force personnel conduct a parachute drill at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, the largest American military installation in the Asia-Pacific. Photo: Kyodo
Japan

NHK under fire after ‘broadcast hijacking’ by Chinese reporter over Diaoyu Islands

A Chinese journalist working for NHK sparked controversy by claiming disputed islands in the East China Sea belong to China during a broadcast.

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Japan

Japan protests Chinese naval intrusion, days after airspace incursion

A Chinese naval vessel was spotted entering Japanese territorial waters near the southern Kuchinoerabu island at around 6:00am on Saturday.

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China-Japan relations

Beijing diplomat urges China and Japan to take long view to manage friction

Visiting Japanese delegate expresses concern over recent PLA incursion while veteran Chinese diplomat says relations are at a critical point.

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Toshihiro Nikai (left) chairman of the Japan-China Friendship Parliamentarians’ Union, and Liu Jianchao, head of the CCP’s International Department, shake hands ahead of their meeting. Photo: idcpc
Japan

‘Treasonous’: Japan NHK’s reporter says Diaoyu Islands belong to China

Critics accuse the broadcaster of undermining Japan’s territorial integrity and demanded accountability from its leadership.

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The islands of Uotsuri (top), Minamikojima (bottom) and Kitakojima that are known as the Diaoyu Islands in China – which Japan calls the Senkaku Islands – have long been a flashpoint in Sino-Japanese relations. Photo: Reuters
China’s military

Chinese coastguard set to get new ship modelled on advanced destroyer

The ship is equipped with an advanced naval air search radar and is expected to be deployed in the East and South China Seas.

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China’s military

China’s coastguard faces ‘unprecedented strain’ as tensions rise on 3 fronts

The force is expanding its fleet rapidly as it confronts major challenges – especially from the Philippines in the South China Sea.

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China-Japan relations

Chinese foreign minister warns relations with Japan risk going backwards

Wang Yi told his Japanese counterpart Yoko Kamikawa that the two countries have reached a ‘critical phase’.

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Yoko Kamikawa and Wang Yi, during their last meeting in South Korea in November last year. Photo: Kyodo
China-Philippines relations

Philippines braces for Taiwan fallout as ‘bolder’ Japan challenges Beijing

Manila and Tokyo signed a landmark pact allowing troop deployment on each other’s soil. Neither US ally is on the best terms with Beijing.

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A Chinese carrier task force is seen from a Japanese destroyer in the Philippine Sea on July 9. Photo: Japan’s Joint Staff Office via AP
Japan

Japanese lawmakers will soon visit Beijing. What’s on the agenda?

The visit to China by Japanese lawmakers is an attempt to resurrect the countries’ regular exchanges that were halted amid the pandemic.

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Japan

Why a Chinese buoy in remote waters has made Japan ‘very angry’

Beijing asserts that Japan has no right to claim Okinotorishima, where the buoy was discovered, as an island under UN definitions.

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South China Sea

Explainer | China Coast Guard: what does it do and how did it become so powerful?

After another South China Sea stand-off between Beijing and Manila, we look at how China’s coastguard became so formidable.

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Formed in 2013, China’s coastguard has quickly become the world’s most formidable maritime law enforcement fleet. Photo: Weibo/China Coast Guard
Japan

Coastguard law could trigger new conflict ‘flashpoints’ in Japan-China ties

Analysts concerned China could step up law enforcement operations around Diaoyu Islands and overwhelm Japanese coastguard.

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Japan

Japan’s coastguard to build megaship – is move aimed at China in Diaoyu Islands?

The move by Japan to boost its presence around what it calls the Senkaku Islands comes as tensions with China continue to simmer over their territorial dispute.

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China’s military

Japan reports first sighting of new PLA combat drone over East China Sea

Japanese Ministry of Defence says it monitored the WZ-10 UAV flying near Okinawa within air defence zone in the East China Sea, which Tokyo says has been visited by Chinese ships every day this year.

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The WZ-10 is a high-altitude, long-endurance aircraft with a cruising speed of 620km/h (385mph). Photo: SCMP
Japan

Japan says Chinese ships spotted near East China Sea islets every day this year

Tokyo’s top government spokesman on Monday described the series of ‘intrusions into territorial waters’ around the Diaoyu Islands as ‘an extremely serious matter’.

The Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands. On Monday, Japan’s coastguard said it had observed Chinese vessels sailing near the disputed islets for a record 158th day. Photo: Kyodo via Reuters
South China Sea

US-led alliance adds to Beijing’s challenges in East and South China Seas

Beijing’s latest confrontations with Tokyo and Manila over contested islands come as they strengthen maritime coalition with Washington.

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China-Japan relations

Chinese coastguard face off with Japanese politicians in disputed East China Sea

Chinese embassy lodges solemn representations over ‘infringement and provocation’ after confrontation near the Diaoyu Islands, called Senkaku by Japan

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China-Japan relations

How could an Aukus role for Tokyo affect China’s ties with Japan?

The relationship between the two Asian giants is already ‘complex and delicate’, despite their intertwined economies.

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says nothing has been decided about a Japanese role in Aukus. Photo: Kyodo
Japan

Japan gets ‘same toys as the big boys’ with first aircraft carrier since WWII

The upgraded Kaga, now capable of deploying the vertical take-off variant of the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter, will be a welcome addition to Japan’s arsenal, analysts say.

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A navigator runs back to her post after raising the Rising Sun Flag, the Japanese naval ensign, aboard the Kaga in 2018 while it was still a helicopter carrier. Photo: Reuters
Taiwan

Taiwan’s former leader Ma Ying-jeou rejects Japan’s claims to Diaoyu Islands

Mainland-friendly Taiwanese ex-president denies disputed Diaoyus are Japanese territory after being shown Ming-era manuscripts in ancient imperial city of Xian during ‘journey of peace’, Xinhua reports.

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Japan

Is Japan enhancing civilian air hubs and seaports for US military use?

No official details yet on involvement of US forces, but the sighting of a Chinese unmanned aircraft near Japanese waters has raised a security spectre.

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