Japanese fishing boats once again illegally intruded into the waters off the Diaoyu Islands, but ended up defeating.
On the evening of June 24, the China Coast Guard released information: From June 20 to 24, four Japanese fishing boats, including the "Ebisu" and "Tsurumaru", and several patrol boats illegally entered the territorial waters of China's Diaoyu Islands. The Chinese Coast Guard took the necessary control measures in accordance with the law and warned him to leave.
Japan's Kyodo News Agency reported on the 24th that the Japanese side found that two Chinese coast guard ships sailed into the waters around the Diaoyu Islands on the afternoon of the 23rd, and the other two ships were in the outer contiguous area. All four ships were equipped with naval guns and cruised near the Diaoyu Islands. It is said that this is the fifth consecutive day that a Chinese official ship has sailed into the vicinity of the Diaoyu Islands. In response, the patrol ship of the Japan Coast Guard also shouted at the Chinese coast guard ship and asked the Chinese side to leave.
In fact, Japanese right-wingers regularly go to the vicinity of the Diaoyu Islands, pretending to engage in fishing activities, but in fact waiting for an opportunity to land on the Diaoyu Islands. For example, the fishing boat "Tsurumaru" is the boat of Ishigaki City Councilor and Japanese right-winger Jun Nakama. He often takes this boat to the waters of the Diaoyu Islands to break through. The Japan Coast Guard, ostensibly to maintain their security, is actually singing and harmonizing with these ships to declare that the so-called sovereignty of the Diaoyu Islands belongs to Japan.
The Chinese Coast Guard conducts routine patrols on the Diaoyu Islands, and if a Japanese ship comes to provoke it, it will of course be verified and driven away. The Japanese side claimed that the Chinese coast guard had endangered the safety of the Japanese vessels, and the Japanese side said that the distance between the Chinese ships and the Japanese ships was only one meter at the nearest time. However, China's response has demonstrated a high degree of professionalism and decisive action. Although they were very close this time, they did not collide in the end, forcing them out of the 12-nautical-mile territorial waters of the Diaoyu Islands.
There are two unusual things about the provocation launched by the Japanese side in the Diaoyu Islands this time:
First, the time choice is purposeful. As everyone knows, on June 17, a fierce confrontation took place between China and the Philippines at Ren'ai Jiao in the South China Sea, and the Philippine side suffered a miracle of defeating the "First Navy" with human injuries and a broken ship. The Philippines is crying out for grievances all over the world, damaging China's image everywhere. The Japanese side is suspected of taking the opportunity to further smear China's image by provoking the Diaoyu Islands this time.
Second, it was rare for Japanese ships to provoke the Diaoyu Islands for five consecutive days, which was rare in the past. Japanese ships have entered the Diaoyu Islands many times to provoke them, but they have not come up with any tricks. This time for such a long time, it is possible that I have been looking for an opportunity to come up with a new trick.
However, the Chinese side obtained timely information on the movement of the Japanese vessels, and through careful tactical and technical deployment, it acted resolutely, quickly and effectively, thwarting the Japanese side's attempt and forcing it to return home in disgrace. Japan wanted to take the opportunity to further smear China, but in fact, there was little international response to this, and it did not go as Japan wanted. Japan tried to use new tactics to break through, but was thwarted by China's skilful tactical skills.
However, the Japanese media were not convinced, and went so far as to say that the Chinese coast guard had overreacted and that Chinese coast guard ships had been patrolling the vicinity of the Diaoyu Islands for several days. Then the Chinese side had no choice but to say to Japan: I'm sorry, the Diaoyu Islands are originally Chinese, and the Chinese coast guard patrols and performs patrols in its own sea area, and no matter how many days in a row, Japan cannot control it.
Let's not forget that in 2023, China has only 17 days without patrolling within 12 nautical miles of the Diaoyu Islands, which fully demonstrates that the Diaoyu Islands are under Chinese control.
It can be expected that the next time the Japanese side comes to meet porcelain, the outcome will be the same, and it will definitely fail.