China Coast Guard Patrols East of Taiwan After Japan, Philippines Launch Boundary Talks
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Updated · NHK WORLD · Jun 7
China Coast Guard Patrols East of Taiwan After Japan, Philippines Launch Boundary Talks
3 articles · Updated · NHK WORLD · Jun 7
Summary
China said it carried out special maritime patrols east of Taiwan after Japan and the Philippines agreed to begin formal negotiations on a maritime boundary.
Xinhua described the operation as a necessary response to what Beijing called a unilateral move that seriously infringes China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights.
The patrols followed a similar China Coast Guard mission on Monday in the same area; the coast guard operates under Chinese military command.
Japan and the Philippines announced the talks after a leaders' summit in Tokyo last month, saying the deal would delimit their EEZ and continental shelf boundary without legally binding any third party.