Top August 17, 2026 at 7:15 AM

Chinese vessel suspected of conducting survey within Japan’s economic zone

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A coast guard patrol ship observed the Dong Fang Hong 2 extending a wire-like object into the sea west of the Okinawa island of Kume, and warned it to stop.

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