THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 24, 2021 at 17:00 JST
A Chinese Coast Guard cutter tails a Vietnamese boat near the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Emboldened by a law allowing wider weapons use, the Chinese Coast Guard has repeatedly and more brazenly tested Japan’s resolve to avoid escalating tensions around the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. [Read More]
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