BEIJING (Reuters) -A China Coast Guard ship formation passed through the waters of the Senkaku Islands on Sunday on a “rights enforcement patrol”, the China Coast Guard said in a statement, adding that the passage was in accordance with international law.
China and Japan have repeatedly faced off around the Japan-administered islands, which Beijing calls Diaoyu and Tokyo calls the Senkaku.
The Japanese Embassy in Beijing did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
(Reporting by Joe Cash and Liam Mo; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)
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