Japan protests presence of Chinese research vessel near Okinawa
A Japan Coast Guard vessel patrols unidentified waters near Japan in this undated photo.
JAPAN COAST GUARD
By MATTHEW M. BURKE AND HANA KUSUMOTO | STARS AND STRIPES Published: May 4, 2021 CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa – The Japan Coast Guard shooed a Chinese research vessel away from its exclusive economic zone where Japanese authorities believe it was conducting research Sunday, according to a Japanese media report. The Japanese government lodged a protest with Beijing through diplomatic channels the same day, the Yomiuri newspaper reported Monday. A Japanese patrol boat from Naha, Okinawa, found the Chinese vessel, the Marine Geology No. 12, at 9:35 a.m. 102 nautical miles south of Hateruma Island and inside Japan’s 200-mile exclusive economic zone, the newspaper reported. The coast guard regarded the research activity as unauthorized, according to the report.
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