Agence France-PresseJune 14, 2013 22:18
Three Chinese government ships sailed into waters around disputed islands controlled by Tokyo on Friday, for the first time since late May, Japan's coastguard said.
The Chinese maritime surveillance vessels stayed in the waters for about four hours, sailing out shortly before 2:00 pm (0500 GMT), the coastguard said.
They were spotted inside the 12-nautical-mile zone off the Senkaku islands, which China calls the Diaoyus, in the East China Sea shortly before 9:30 am (0030 GMT), said the coastguard.
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