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.
00:39Taiwan also claims those islands.
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