Chinese ships enter Japan waters 1st time under new coast guard law

Chinese coast guard vessels on Saturday entered Japan's territorial waters near the China-claimed Senkaku Islands for the first time since its new coast guard law took effect this month, Japanese officials said.Two Chinese coast guard ships intruded into Japanese waters near the uninhabited islands around 4:45 a.m. and stayed there until around 1:15 p.m., according to the Japan Coast Guard.The law, which became effective Monday, explicitly allows the Chinese coast guard to use weapons against foreign ships that Beijing sees as illegally entering its waters.Following the intrusion, the fourt…READ FULL ARTICLE