Highlights
- Japan was confirmed to be a Chinese submarine near Keokinawa Island, Japan fired from the waters.
- In the year 2018 also, Japan caught the Chinese submarine in its hold.
- Beijing / Tokyo. A few days after the India-China Rift in the Galwan Valley of eastern Ladakh, the dragon attempted to infiltrate the waters of Japan. Recently, the Japanese Navy’s submarine entered into the Japanese waters, was chased away by Japan.In fact, Japan has reacted sharply to the important island of East China Sea on which China has been eyeing for a long time. The Ishigaki City Council in Okinawa approved a bill that would strengthen Japan’s control over the island of Senkakus. China has strongly protested on this.According to media reports, the Japanese destroyer warship Kaga confirmed the presence of a Chinese submarine near Okinawa Island in southern Japan. After this, the Japanese Navy, which came into action, drove the Chinese submarine with the help of its patrolling aircraft. Earlier in the year 2018 also, Japan caught the Chinese submarine in its waters.
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China warned
Significantly, before the City Council bill was passed, Beijing had warned Tokyo of any change in the island chain. In China’s official newspaper Global Times, Japan was also told to stay in the limits. Beijing advised Japan to avoid any changes or new changes on Diaoyu Island and asked it to take practical action to maintain stability in the East China Sea. Apart from this, Beijing also asked Japan to follow the spirit of ‘Four-Principle Consent’. On the other hand, the City Council of Japan said that this bill is necessary to improve the efficiency of administrative procedures.
Controversy over the island of East China Sea
Japan and China have been in dispute over the past years over several islands in the East China Sea. On one hand, Japan calls it Senkakus, on the other hand China calls it Diaoyus. Japan has been in occupation since 1972. At the same time, China says that these islands come under its jurisdiction. Japan should drop its claim. Not only this, China has already boasted of military action for this.
Sino-Japanese relations have been tense since 2012, when Japan nationalized some islands. After this, China refused high level talks with Japan. It is worth noting that the Japanese Navy currently guards the Senkaku or Diaos islands. In such a situation, if China claims it, then it will have to fight war with Japan.
