Each month, the CCG conducts what appears to be a ceremonial intrusion into the territorial waters of the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands, which are administered by Japan but claimed by China. For the ...

China and Japan accused each other of maritime incursions after a confrontation between their coast guards in waters around disputed islands in the East China Sea. China's coast guard said on ...

a China Coast Guard ship is seen near the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea. Credit: Japan Coast Guard Once a month, China Coast Guard (CCG) patrol vessels make regular ...

Contingency Planning Memoranda identify plausible scenarios that could have serious consequences for U.S. interests and propose measures to both prevent and mitigate them. Tensions have risen to ...

The PLA naval division in charge of the Taiwan Strait and the East China Sea conducted a rare joint ... between China and Japan near the Diaoyu Islands, known as the Senkaku Islands in Japan.

the East China Sea has been an area of much contention. China's long-standing feud with Japan has continued with friction over the Diaoyu Islands, which both countries lay claim to, and arguments ...