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Senkaku Islands

January 2021

  • Japanese prime minister Yoshihide Suga and US president Joe Biden.

    US takes aim at China territorial claims as Biden vows to back Japan

    US president smooths over Trump-era complaints to deepen Japan security alliance as new secretary of state rejects Beijing’s South China Sea claims

February 2017

  • Senkaku Islands

    Islands on the frontline of a new global flashpoint: China v Japan

    While the South China Sea has drawn attention, the Senkaku Islands have become the site of renewed tension

August 2016

  • In this photo released by the 11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters of Japan, a Chinese coast guard vessel sails near disputed East China Sea islands Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016. Japan's Foreign Ministry said in a statement it filed the protest after Japan's coast guard spotted the vessels Saturday along with a fleet of 230 Chinese fishing boats swarming around the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands. China also claims the islands, calling them the Diaoyu. (11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters via AP)

    Japan warns China of deteriorating relations over Senkaku Islands

    Chinese ambassador called in after dozens of country’s ships spotted near disputed territory at weekend

June 2016

  • senkaku

    Japan protests after Chinese warship sails near disputed islands

    Tokyo summons ambassador to explain incident close to the islands known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China

March 2016

  • Shinzo Abe

    China accuses Japan of threatening Pacific peace with military law

    Claims follows passing of law allowing Japanese troops to fight on foreign soil for first time since end of second world war

October 2015

  • The USS Lassen

    US manoeuvre in South China Sea leaves little wiggle room with China

    US warship’s presence in disputed waters sure to draw Beijing retaliation, which could worsen ties and spread to other regional rows

August 2015

  • A Global Hawk surveillance drone

    Japan plans largest ever defence budget to counter China's reach

    Defence ministry requests £27bn amid concern over Beijing’s construction of artificial bases in the South China Sea and claims to Senkaku islands

June 2015

  • A girl poses for photos with figures of Doraemon during an exhibition of the 45th anniversary of Japanese manga series at a shopping mall in Beijing.

    Japanese robot cat Doraemon helps ease diplomatic tensions with China

    An animated film featuring the popular Manga comic book figure is playing to packed cinemas in mainland China

November 2014

  • xi and abe

    Japan's Abe and China's Xi hold ice-breaking meeting as Apec starts

    Leaders of China and Japan meet for mini-summit after two years of mounting tension over disputed islands in East China Sea

June 2014

  • Chinese naval destroyer Haikou

    China joins in world's largest naval exercises

    Country takes part in rim of the Pacific exercises for the first time, working with the US and regional rivals including Japan

April 2014

  • Barack Obama, pictured with Shinzo Abe, has said Japan is in charge of the Senkaku islands and they are covered by a defence treaty between the US and Japan

    Obama says US will defend Japan in island dispute with China

  • Chuck Hagel in China

    Chuck Hagel to tour China's first aircraft carrier as Pacific tour continues

  • Chuck Hagel and Japanese defence minister Itsunori Onodera

    Chuck Hagel says US will send two ballistic missile destroyers to Japan

  • Chuck Hagel in Japan

    Chuck Hagel reaffirms US 'strong commitment' to protect Japan

January 2014

  • Obama in China

    Obama's Asia rebalancing turns into a big foreign policy heachache

  • Senkaku islands

    Japan: teachers to call Senkaku and Takeshima islands Japanese territory

  • Katsuto Momii, the new president of the public broadcaster NHK, at the news conference this weekend.

    Japan: new head of public broadcaster shrugs off use of wartime sex slaves

  • Shinzo Abe visits Yasukuni shrine

    Japan hits back at China over Voldemort comparisons

  • Chinese balloonist rescued by Japan near disputed islands

  • Chinese cook rescued by Japan after trying to fly balloon to disputed islands

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