A Pentagon report submitted to the US Congress has flagged China's claim over India's Arunachal Pradesh as part of its stated "core interests", underscoring Beijing's broader national strategy aimed at achieving the "great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation" by 2049.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their first meeting during the APEC summit in South Korea to discuss building stable ties amid strained relations over territorial and historical disputes, Kyodo News reported.
Chinese ships have been near disputed East China Sea islands for 216 days, Japan says. The islands are claimed by Japan, China, and Taiwan. Tensions are rising, with joint Japan-US-Philippines drills and China's growing military presence, including an aircraft carrier near Japan's exclusi
Japan Coast Guard patrol vessels spotted the helicopter flying above the territorial waters for about 15 minutes, prompting the Air Self-Defence Force to scramble two jet fighters, its foreign ministry said
Disputes persist between China and Japan with "intrusion of Chinese vessels into Japanese territorial waters around the Tokyo-governed, Beijing-claimed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, as well as the detention of Japanese nationals over espionage allegations," Kyodo News reported.
Okinotorishima, a remote atoll which lies 1,730 km south of Tokyo and is among the southernmost feature claimed by Japan. Though China and others have argued that the coral reef does not qualify as an island under UN definitions, Japan insists it can use the outpost to extend its exclusive
This missile called the "New Anti-Ship Missile for the Defence of Remote Islands," is part of Japan's broader strategy to develop standoff missiles amid escalating tensions regarding the contested Senkaku Islands.
The Japanese ministry said that Japan, through its diplomatic channels, has again protested to China and conveyed its strong concern over the Chinese navy's latest movement.
China's Coast Guard ships have been in the waters surrounding Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea for a record 158 days, breaking the previous record established in 2021, reported CNN citing Tokyo's most recent count.
Including Bhutan and India, along their shared rugged, mountainous frontier, China is pushing forward wherever it can to forge a fait accompli on the ground. It is doing the same with illegal territorial claims in the South China Sea and attempting the same in Japan's Senkaku Islands.
Since the release of its so-called "standard map," China has been slammed by various countries with many of them lodging protests against the nation. Japan is the latest country to join the others in rejecting Beijing's map.