Four Chinese ships were spotted Sunday in disputed East China Sea waters, Japanese officials said, as Tokyo considered disclosing video footage and pictures as evidence of a Chinese frigate’s alleged radar-lock incident.
The foreign ministers of China and Japan held stern talks Tuesday on bitterly disputed islands but made no breakthrough, diplomats said.
China has vowed to take “necessary measures” to defend its territory in response to Japan’s plan to “nationalize” uninhabited islands in the East China Sea within the month.
Japan plans to buy a chain of uninhabited islands at the centre of a fierce territorial dispute with China and Taiwan back from its private owners, a local newspaper reported Saturday.
