China coast guard expels Japanese fishing boat from disputed waters

March 17, 2026 7:18 AM EDT

FILE PHOTO: A China Coast Guard vessel sails near a Japan Coast Guard vessel around a group of disputed islands called the Senkaku Islands in Japan, also known in China as the Diaoyu Islands, September 14, 2025. Hitoshi Nakama/Handout via REUTERS/File Pho

BEIJING, ‌March 17 (Reuters) - ​China's ​coast guard on ‌Monday warned and ⁠drove away ‌a Japanese fishing ‌boat that "intruded" into waters near ​the Diaoyu Islands, it ⁠said on Tuesday.

China has ​said it patrolled the Japan-administered islands ​in the ‌East China Sea almost ⁠daily last year, aiming ⁠to secure its sovereignty ​over the remote, rocky outpost and ‌to deter Taiwan from taking ‌steps ⁠toward ‌independence.

(Reporting by ​Beijing NewsroomEditing by David ‌Goodman)



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