Chinese ships enter Japanese waters near Senkakus, 15th this year

Two Chinese coast guard vessels entered Japan's territorial waters near the Senkakus on Tuesday, a day after a Chinese naval ship was spotted near the China-claimed islands, as tensions heighten between Tokyo and Beijing despite the approaching 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic ties.The Japan Coast Guard said the intrusion, the 15th this year and the first since June 23, happened around 4:35 a.m. after the Chinese ships tracked a Japanese fishing boat.The patrol vessels ordered the two Chinese ships to immediately exit the waters near the group of uninhabited islets, admin…READ FULL ARTICLE