BEIJING (PTI): China has dispatched two of its maritime security vessels to patrol the waters of disputed islands in the Pacific Ocean, amid attempts by Japanese politicians to buy land there.
China's fishery administration, which also has ships equipped with weapons, said it sent two of its vessels into waters near the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea also called Senkaku islands by Japan.
"Our vessels are conducting routine patrols. We have every right to do so," a press official with the Regional Bureau of East China Sea Fishery Management told the state-run Global Times.
They are expected to be there until May 9.
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