Global Times special correspondent in Japan [Li Zhen] according to Japan's Kyodo News 16 reported that Japan's seventh Regional Coast Guard headquarters said 15 China 2 coast guard boats have been the day into the waters in northern Kyushu in Japan and Fukuoka County of Nagasaki County Ma Chong "Japan's territorial waters around the island". Reported that, this is the first time that China's official ship into the above "territorial waters."".
Maritime security headquarters said, they found that in 15, about 11:50 a ship to China police Horse Island "territorial waters", the exit requirements for radio sea. 15:50 or so, the ship and another Chinese ship into the island of Chong, 19 kilometers north of the territorial sea". The two ships were more than 17 out of the sea. Japan's "Daily News" 16, citing Japan's seventh district maritime security headquarters as saying that these 2 official vessels may be carrying weapons patrol boats.
According to the United Nations Convention on the law of the sea, ships of all countries have the right to pass through the territorial sea as long as they do not impair the safety of coastal states. Is not clear whether the MEPC headquarters belongs to the "violation of the territorial sea", but as a special case of the ship out of the territorial sea. After the incident, the Japanese foreign ministry did not protest on the grounds of "not knowing the intention of invading the territorial sea", but only "expressed concern", and confirmed the intention of navigation through the diplomatic channels to the Chinese side.
