Japan protests Beijing over East China Sea structures
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Updated · The Japan Times · May 6
Japan protests Beijing over East China Sea structures
15 articles · Updated · The Japan Times · May 6
The protest was lodged last month, the latest incident between the Asian rivals in disputed waters.
Tensions have remained high since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks on Taiwan last November and a Chinese fighter's radar lock on a Japanese F-15 off Okinawa the following month.
Although both governments have avoided acute escalation this year, frictions persist as China tests the status quo and Japan pushes a free and open Indo-Pacific agenda.
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