Japan spots Chinese ships near disputed isles for record 216 straight days ...Middle East

The Tokyo-administered islands, known as the Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan, have long been a sore point between the neighbours.

Last year, Chinese vessels sailed near the Tokyo-administered island chain a record 355 times, including for a period of 215 consecutive days, a Japanese coast guard spokesman told AFP.

Relations between Japan and China were strained by Tokyo’s decision to “nationalise” some of the islands in 2012.

Territorial disputes with China have pushed Japan to forge deeper ties with the Philippines and the United States.

Earlier this month, Tokyo and Beijing traded barbs over close encounters between their military planes over the Pacific high seas.

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