The record-breaking intrusion happened as Japan's foreign minister met with senior counterparts in China over the weekend.
-controlled Senkaku Islands on Sunday after refusing orders to leave for 80 hours and 36 minutes, Japanese maritime authorities said.Coast Guard vessels entered the waters around the disputed islands on Thursday morning local time and stayed in the area until late on Sunday, according to the Japanese coast guard's 11th regional headquarters in Naha, Okinawa.
This aerial shot taken on September 15, 2010, shows the disputed islands known as the Senkakus in Japan and Diaoyu in China in the East China Sea. China's coast guard vessels completed a record-long deployment there on Sunday.The Japan Coast Guard said the Chinese boats harassed a pair of Japanese fishing boats around the island chain in what was now.
China claims the Senkakus via its separate claim to Taiwan—they belong to one of the island's counties, according to Beijing's laws. Its coast guard vessels significantly ramped up the rarely interrupted sovereignty patrols after Japan nationalized the islands in 2012.
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