TOKYO - Chinese coast guard vessels escorted a state-owned oceanographic survey ship inside Japan's exclusive economic zone east of Taiwan earlier in June, underscoring Beijing's hard-line posture as it seeks to secure maritime interests and adding a new flashpoint to already chilled Japan-China ties.
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