(VOVworld) – The Japanese Coast Guard (JCG) said that four Chinese Marine Police vessels, one said to be armed, entered the waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands.

Chinese vessels enter waters disputed with Japan. (Photo: VNA)

JCG Region 11’s Command Center in Naha, Okinawa, said Chinese vessels entered the waters in the afternoon and stayed for 2 hours. Japan’s coast guard warned the Chinese to leave its territorial waters.