Senkaku Islands
China sends warships and Japan sends fighters: What's cooking in the eastern sky?
More than 50 US and Japanese warplanes flew over waters off Japan this week amid rising tensions with China and Russia
Japan protests Chinese navy sailing near disputed islands
Japan lodged a protest with China on Monday over a Chinese naval vessel sailing near disputed islands, a Japanese official said, as reports emerged of Russia also sending its own navy ship to the area.
The islets in the East China Sea, known as the Senkaku by Tokyo and the Diaoyu by Beijing, are at the centre of a long-running dispute between Japan and China.
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias visits China
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias (l) and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi exchange documents during a signing ceremony at the Diaoyutai State House in Beijing, China, Monday. [EPA]
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Japan says armed Chinese vessel enters Japan waters
A Chinese coastguard vessel with what appeared to be gun turrets entered territorial waters claimed by Japan in the East China Sea, Japan's coastguard said on Dec. 26, adding that it was the first such incursion by an armed Chinese vessel in the disputed area.
China complains Japanese air, sea surveillance raises safety risks
China's Defense Ministry complained on April 17 that Japanese surveillance activities threatened the safety of Chinese ships and aircraft, raising the issue after Japan said earlier this week that its jet fighter scrambles had hit levels unseen since the Cold War.
Japan-China summit 'first step' to better ties: Abe
Japan and China have taken the "first step" on the road to improving badly strained relations, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Nov. 10 after a half-hour summit with President Xi Jinping in Beijing.