Chinese vessels sail near Senkakus for record 112 days in row

Chinese coast guard vessels were spotted near the Senkaku Islands on Friday for the 112th straight day, the longest streak since the uninhabited islets were brought under state control in September 2012, the Japan Coast Guard said.Four ships were sailing in the so-called contiguous zone outside Japan's territorial waters around the islets in the East China Sea, prompting Tokyo to condemn Beijing's increasingly assertive claims over them.Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi underscored Japan's determination to protect its territory, saying, "We can never accept (China's) unilateral attempts to alter…READ FULL ARTICLE