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Somewhere between 50-70 boats from Taiwan sailed near Daioyu island and fought with the Japanese Coast Guard today. Hope they keep sending more to harass them.
Taiwanese boats enter waters near disputed islands - CNN.com
Dozens of fishing boats and 12 coast guard ships from Taiwan briefly entered waters close to a disputed island chain in the East China Sea, Japan's Coast Guard said on Tuesday.
The Coast Guard said the vessels had left Japanese territorial waters by noon local time after it issued a warning and fired water cannons at the ships. It said the Taiwan coast guard vessels fired water from high-pressure hoses in return.
It added that 10 Chinese surveillance ships were in the area but none had strayed into waters regarded by Japan as its territory.
The long-running dispute over the islands has flared up in recent months, triggering anti-Japanese protests in China.
Taiwan, China and Japan all claim ownership of the islands.
Taiwan news agency CNA said that up to 100 fishing boats, escorted by 10 coast guard ships, were making the voyage to assert local fishermen's rights to operate in the waters.
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Beijing and Taipei both claim they inherit China's historic sovereignty over the island. Taiwan is governed by the nationalist Kuomintang party that fled to Taiwan after losing to China's communists in 1949.
"The islands get subsumed in the long-running dialogue about reunification," said Dupont.
"It is one situation where strategic objectives are in sync."
Dupont also said Taiwan's protest would be an unwanted complication for the U.S. as it tries to strengthen its relationships in Asia to counter China's rising power.
"It has two of its allies involved in disputes not only with China but also with each other over the same rock."
Looks fun.............
Very friendly protest with water cannons. I'll prefer keeping it that way. Taiwanese and Chinese Coast Guard ships should join forces and out-spray the Japanese.