Six Chinese ships entered Japanese waters near a group of disputed islets claimed by both Beijing and Tokyo early on Friday, ignoring the Japanese coast guard's orders to vacate its territorial waters.
haThe first two ships in the battalion entered the disputed waters at around 21:20 GMT on Thursday. After a few hours of ?patrolling,? three of the ships have left the disputed waters, while another three stayed, local media reported.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed that six of its surveillance ships had entered the waters near the islands.
So far, Japanese border patrol ships have not taken any active measures against the Chinese vessels.
?The patrol activity is intended to demonstrate the jurisdiction of the Chinese government over the Diaoyu Islands and the adjacent islands, and also to protect the country?s naval interests,? the statement reads.
Japan has created a crisis headquarters in response to the incident. The country's officials urgently summoned the Chinese Ambassador to a meeting with the Japanese Foreign Ministry.
This is the latest in a series of diplomatic rows between China and Japan centered on control of the Senkaku, or Diaoyu in Mandarin, islands.
On Tuesday, Japan announced it had purchased the islands from a private owner, ignoring Chinese territorial claims. Following the announcement, two ships from the China Marine Surveillance were dispatched to the tiny archipelago in the South China Sea ?to assert the country?s sovereignty.?
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