China Coast Guard drives away a Japanese vessel for illegally entering waters of Diaoyu Dao

From April 5 to 6, a Japanese fishing vessel illegally entered China’s territorial waters around the Diaoyu Dao, Chinese Coast Guard vessels took necessary control measures in accordance with the law and issued warnings to drive it away, Liu Dejun, the spokesperson of the China Coast Guard, said on Sunday.

The Diaoyu Dao and its affiliated islands are China’s inherent territory. We urge the Japanese side to immediately stop all illegal activities in this sea area. The China Coast Guard will continue to carry out rights protection and law enforcement activities in the territorial waters around the Diaoyu Dao to safeguard national territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests, said Liu.

source : globaltimes