Protests Reignite On Anniversary Of Japanese Invasion Of China; Boats Enter Japan’s Territorial Waters
by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
09/18/2012
Anyone who thought that anti-Japan protests would quietly go away on the 81st anniversary of the Japanese invasion of Manchuria may have to reevaluate. First, overnight the HKEJ said that China is preparing economic sanctions against Japan, and as the situation again escalates, Reuters reports that at least two of 11 Chinese ocean surveillance and fishery patrol ships sailing near East China Sea islets claimed by both Tokyo and Beijing have entered what Japan considers its territory, public broadcast NHK said on Tuesday, quoting Japan’s Coast Guard. Subsequently, NHK reported that “a Chinese fisheries patrol ship has departed after approaching Japan’s territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. The Japan Coast Guard remains on the alert, saying the Chinese vessel may enter the area again. The Coast Guard spotted the boat some 43 kilometers north-northwest of the largest island, Uotsuri, early Tuesday morning. The Coast Guard confirmed the boat had left the area before 10:30 AM. It said at around 11:10 AM, the vessel again approached Japan’s territorial waters off another island and left soon afterward. In response to warnings from Japan’s Coast Guard, the Chinese vessel replied the islands are inherent Chinese territory and that its mission is legitimate.” Watch this space carefully, especially once the Chinese armada of 1000 fishing boats, which is already en route to Senkaku, engages in a stand off with Japanese battleships: “China’s state-run radio has reported 1,000 fishing boats have left the provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian for waters near the Senkaku Islands. But Japan’s Coast Guard says it has not yet spotted a large fleet in the area.” It will quite soon. Elsewhere, sentiment across mainland China is getting the opposite of better, fast.
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