The Japanese have always been looking for trouble on the Diaoyu Islands from time to time, thinking that with the support of the United States, they can infringe on China's territorial sovereignty at will.
According to a report by Japan's NHK, Japan's Maritime Protection Headquarters claimed that on the morning of March 15, the Chinese Coast Guard ships 1301 and 1401 were cruising in the waters off the Diaoyu Islands and drove away a Japanese speedboat carrying a Japanese man, and the distance between the two ships was only about one kilometer at the closest.
At the same time, the Japanese side also said that the Chinese Coast Guard ships 1102 and 1305 were also patrolling the waters near the Diaoyu Islands. They shouted that these were "China's intrusions into Japan's territorial waters."
In response, Gan Yu, a spokesman for the China Coast Guard, made a serious response.
As a matter of fact, Japan is again provoking the Diaoyu Islands this time because they feel that they have the backing of the United States.
Just one day before the Japanese speedboat intruded into the waters off the Diaoyu Islands, South Korea's ** Yoon Suk-yeol and his wife arrived in Tokyo by special plane to begin a state visit to Japan and hold talks with the Japanese prime minister.
According to Reuters, this is the first summit meeting between Japan and South Korea in 12 years. The background of the talks is that the United States wants Japan and South Korea to join forces to deal with China, while the United States clearly prefers Japan, because Japan and South Korea can reconcile because of South Korea's "low profile."
Therefore, the Japanese side seems to have gained confidence that it is the "little brother" that the United States attaches the most importance to and can "be ordered to make trouble."
It is worth noting that the information released by the China Coast Guard specifically mentions that China's actions are "a counterattack against a Japanese yacht and several patrol vessels". Obviously, the Japanese side has used distorted tactics again, talking only about yachts, not patrol ships, and wants to portray China as a "bully" who "bullies civilian ships with official force" and itself as a victim, and wants to use these despicable means to encroach on China's territorial sovereignty over Diaoyu Dao and its affiliated islands.
Japan has always used this method to charge with civilian ships and escort them with official ships, and after being driven away, they call China "barbaric", which is their usual trick with regard to the Diaoyu Islands.
In early February, five Japanese civilian ships attempted to break into the waters of the Diaoyu Islands with 34 right-wingers on board in the name of so-called "oceanographic scientific research." As a result, they were warned and driven away by the Chinese coast guard ships, and after returning to China in disgrace, the Japanese media hyped that "China is running rampant again", and also said that the 76-mm naval guns of the Chinese coast guard ships were "at any time", but did not mention that more than 10 Japanese coast guard warships surrounded the six Chinese coast guard ships.
Recently, they have also come up with a "new trick", which is "map expansion".
In early March, Japan's Institute of Land and Geography suddenly announced that the number of islands in Japan had increased from 6,852 to 14,125, including China's Diaoyu Islands and other islands. Japan's ambition of using such methods to expand its territorial scope and tamper with Japan's borders will never be realized.
The Japanese side should be clear that China has unquestionable sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands, and the historical facts are clear and clear. The intrusion of Japanese yachts and patrol vessels into China's territorial waters and the expulsion of them by the Chinese coast guard is reasonable, justified and unmistakable, and is a necessary measure for China to protect its sovereignty.
Now, the Diaoyu Islands are under China's de facto control. In 2022, the Chinese Coast Guard patrolled the waters off the Diaoyu Islands for 336 days, and will continue to patrol the islands in the future. No matter how tricks the Japanese play or who is behind them, their greed for the Diaoyu Islands will never succeed. Looking for something, the Japanese are in the wrong place!