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China steps up efforts to assert sovereignty over East China Sea islets

Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered the Coast Guard to step up efforts to assert sovereignty over islets in the East China Sea.

The Coast Guard drawn up a plan to send ships on daily patrols throughout 2024 near the islets, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China.

Moreover, Coast Guard ships are allowed to conduct on-site inspections of Japanese fishing vessels if necessary.

China-Japan relations have long been strained by a territorial dispute over a group of tiny uninhabited islets.

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