Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato Katsushin said at a press conference on the 1st that the Chinese Maritime Police Bureau’s marine police ships repeatedly entered the area around the Diaoyu Islands, which Japan considers “territorial waters”, and frequently approached Japanese fishing boats: “It is very regrettable and absolutely impermissible. These activities are in violation of international law.”
China began enforcing the “Marine Police Law” on February 1, which allows the Marine Police Bureau to use weapons on its marine police vessels. Kato pointed out that in the month since February 1, the Chinese Coast Guard Bureau’s marine police ships have intruded into the territorial waters six times, including five attempts to approach Japanese fishing vessels sailing in the vicinity, and 26 days of sailing in the adjacent area outside the territorial waters.
Kato pointed out that the occurrence of sailing and intrusion by the Marine Police Bureau’s vessels and their successive approaches to Japanese fishing vessels is extremely serious.
We will continue to be vigilant and watch them.
At present, since the Chinese Coast Guard ships are frequently seen in the waters of the Diaoyu Islands, and their force greatly exceeds that of The Japanese Coast Guard, the Japanese government envisages that if the patrol ships of the Coast Guard are not sufficient to deal with the Coast Guard ships, the Minister of Defense will issue orders to the Self-Defense Force for maritime security operations and take over the exercise of the Coast Guard’s police powers. A Japanese Defense Ministry cadre uneasily said, “A single gunshot could develop into a large-scale military conflict.”
According to the information of the 11th Administrative Region Maritime Security Headquarters, on March 1, in the adjacent area around the Diaoyu Islands, the Chinese Coast Guard Bureau marine police ships “Marine Police 1401” “Marine Police 2302” two sailing. Around the Diaoyu Islands to confirm the navigation and presence of the marine police ships has been 17 consecutive days.
It is also reported that Japan’s 11th District Maritime Security Headquarters (Naha) on the morning of March 2 in the waters north of Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, found a capsized Chinese ship, Japan Maritime Security Headquarters rushed to the scene to rescue and find the seven people floating in the sea.
The marine security headquarters, information that the ship has a total of 10 crew members. The accident site in the sea about 330 kilometers north of Ishigaki Island, the Coast Guard received a call for help at 10:00 a.m. that day.
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