China vessels near disputed Japan islands sending location data

Chinese vessels traveling close to the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea have begun reissuing data on their locations and routes when in and close to Japanese waters, a source close to the Japan Coast Guard said Saturday.The change in Chinese vessels' approach appears to be intended to emphasize their administrative right to the Tokyo-controlled Senkakus, which Beijing claims and calls Diaoyu, the source said.The Chinese vessels are communicating the data using an automatic identification system. Passenger ships and other vessels traveling in international waters are required b…READ FULL ARTICLE