In November, Russian and Chinese military vessels have sailed near Japanese territorial waters. The Chinese aircraft carrier, “Liaoning,” and its escort vessels have successively navigated in the waters south of Japan. Th Liaoning has conducted hundreds of take-off and landing exercises. On November 11, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force for the first time identified Russian Yasen-class SSN near Cape Soya.
China-Philippines tensions are on the rise over Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. Both countries have passed new laws regarding territorial waters, including Scarborough Shoal. There are concerns that Chinese assertiveness will exacerbate tensions that has been rising in recent years.
[Statistical Data as of November 18]
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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Oct. |
Contiguous zone |
Territorial sea |
Nov. |
Contiguous zone |
Territorial sea |
|
30 |
3 |
|
10 |
4 |
|
|
31 |
1 |
|
11 |
4 |
|
|
Nov. |
Contiguous zone |
Territorial sea |
12 |
4 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
13 |
4 |
|
|
2 |
3 |
|
14 |
2 |
|
|
3 |
4 |
15 |
4 |
||
|
4 |
4 |
|
16 |
2 |
|
|
5 |
4 |
|
17 |
2 |
|
|
6 |
3 |
|
|
||
|
7 |
4 |
|
|
||
|
8 |
4 |
4 |
|
||
|
9 |
4 |
|
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