Chinese Intel Ship Kept Approaching Japanese-Controlled Islands, Says Defense Ministry
November 13 2015
Japan's Defense Ministry says a Chinese intelligence vessel has repeatedly sailed close to disputed islands in the East China Sea that are controlled by Tokyo, reported Agence France-Presse.
A Japanese P-3C patrol aircraft on Thursday spotted a Dongdiao-class intelligence vessel close to the disputed Senkaku Islands, known by the Chinese as the Diaoyu Islands, said the ministry.
The ship repeatedly moved back and forth without breaching the island's 12-nautical-mile...
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