Japanese and Chinese vessels have squared off near the disputed Diaoyutai Islands off the coast of Taiwan, with each giving conflicting reports of what occurred. It comes amid rising tensions between Beijing and Tokyo after Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae suggested Japan might intervene in a Chinese conflict involving Taiwan.
00:00Japanese and Chinese vessels had a standoff near the disputed Diao Yutai Islands off the coast of Taiwan.
00:07The two countries gave conflicting reports of what occurred near the islands, known as Senkaku Islands, in Japan.
00:14China's Coast Guard said a Japanese fishing vessel illegally entered the waters before it was expelled.
00:20But Japan's Coast Guard said it drove away two Chinese Coast Guard ships as they approached the fishing boat.
00:26The confrontation comes amid rising tensions between Beijing and Tokyo after Japanese Prime Minister Takeichi Sanai suggested Japan might intervene in any Chinese conflict involving Taiwan.
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