Coverage dated November 15, 2025

Chinese Coast Guard ships sail through Japan-administered islands as tensions rise

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A China Coast Guard ship formation passed through the waters of the Senkaku Islands on Sunday on a "rights enforcement patrol", the China Coast Guard said in a statement, as Beijing ramps up tensions with Japan over its prime minister's remarks on Taiwan

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  1. NBC News

    Chinese Coast Guard ships sail through Japan-administered islands as tensions rise (opens NBC News)

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    A China Coast Guard ship formation passed through the waters of the Senkaku Islands on Sunday on a "rights enforcement patrol", the China Coast Guard said in a statement, as Beijing ramps up tensions with Japan over its prime minister's remarks on Taiwan

  2. Fox News

    Chinese coast guard conducts patrol through disputed Senkaku Islands waters following Taiwan spat (opens Fox News)

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    Chinese coast guard ships patrolled the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's vow to defend Taiwan from Beijing attacks.

  3. Al Jazeera

    Chinese Coast Guard vessels sail through Japan-administered Senkaku Islands (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Patrol comes as tensions between China and Japan rise over Japanese prime minister’s comments about Taiwan.

  4. Al-Monitor

    China Coast Guard ship formation sails through Japan-administered Senkaku Islands (opens Al-Monitor)

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    BEIJING (Reuters) -A China Coast Guard ship formation passed through the waters of the Senkaku Islands on Sunday on a "rights enforcement patrol", the China Coast Guard said in a statement, as Beijing ramps up tensions with Japan over its prime minister's remarks on Taiwan.

  5. The Guardian

    China sends coast guard to Senkaku islands amid row with Japan (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Activity around Japanese-held islands, also claimed by China, comes after PM Sanae Takaichi said Japan might respond militarily to an invasion of Taiwan

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