During the year-end and New Year's period, Chinese military vessels and Chinese Coast Guard vessels have been continuously observed in the waters around Japan while Japan-China Foreign Minister’s meeting was held in late December. In this period some events were newly reported. Coordinated activities between Chinese Navy and Chinese Coast Guard were reported in the area between Okinawa Island and Miyako Island. Four Chinese Coast Guard’s vessels all equipped with 76mm guns entered the contiguous zones around the Senkakus. These two events are worth noting.
The number of days that Chinese Coast Guard’s vessels entering the contiguous zones around the Senkakus in the last year hit 355 days. This is the highest frequency in a single year since the nationalization of the Senkaku Islands.
[Statistical Data as of January 19]
Japan Coast Guard (JCG) daily updates the statistical data on the number of China Coast Guard vessels entering in the contiguous zone around the Senkaku Islands and intruding into Japanese territorial waters. The below is from the website of JCG.
https://www.kaiho.mlit.go.jp/
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Dec. |
Contiguous zone |
Territorial |
Dec. |
Contiguous zone |
Territorial
|
|
27 |
3 |
8 |
8 |
4 |
|
|
28 |
4 |
9 |
4 |
||
|
29 |
4 |
10 |
4 |
||
|
30 |
4 |
11 |
4 |
||
|
31 |
4 |
12 |
4 |
||
|
Jan |
Contiguous zone | Territorial |
13 |
4 |
|
|
1 |
4 |
14 |
4 |
||
|
2 |
4 |
15 |
4 |
||
|
3 |
4 |
|
16 |
4 |
|
|
4 |
4 |
|
17 |
4 |
|
|
5 |
4 |
|
18 |
4 |
|
|
6 |
4 |
|
19 |
4 |
|
|
7 |
4 |
|
|
|
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