On November 1, according to the China Coast Guard Weibo from Chinanews.com, Gan Yu, spokesman of the China Coast Guard, said that the Japanese ships "Megumi Maru", "Tsurumaru" and "Eighth Taisheng Maru" illegally entered the territorial waters of China's Diaoyu Islands, and the Chinese Coast Guard took necessary control measures in accordance with the law. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said that Diaoyu Dao and its affiliated islands have been China's inherent territory since ancient times, and China has sufficient historical and legal basis for this. China's patrol and law enforcement in the waters of the Diaoyu Islands is an exercise of its inherent rights.
Diaoyu Dao and its affiliated islands are China's inherent territory, but Japan has repeatedly violated China's territorial sovereignty. According to the Japan Coast Guard, on October 31, three Chinese coast guard ships entered the waters near the Diaoyu Islands and entered what Japan calls "territorial waters" and "adjacent waters." This is the third collision between the people of the two countries in just three months. Although China has always stressed its desire to resolve disputes through dialogue, Japan does not seem to have any intention of settling disputes peacefully.
In fact, Diaoyu Dao and its affiliated islands have been China's territory since ancient times. As early as the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the Chinese had already discovered Diaoyu Dao and named it Diaoyu Island, which was included in the scope of China's coastal defense. In 1895, Japan stole the Diaoyu Islands and their affiliated islands through the Treaty of Shimonoseki. In 1943, China, the United States, and Britain issued the Cairo Declaration and the Potsdam Proclamation issued in 1945, both clearly stipulating that Japan would return Taiwan and the Penghu Islands to China. The Chinese Government has always maintained that Diaoyu Dao and its affiliated islands are China's inherent territory, and has taken a series of measures to safeguard territorial sovereignty.
In the face of Japan's violations, the China Coast Guard has taken necessary control measures, which are necessary measures for China to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity. The CCG's actions are a warning not only to Japan, but also to other countries. Any country should respect the territorial sovereignty of other countries and should not take any act that infringes upon the territorial sovereignty of other countries.
It is hoped that the Japanese side will respect history and facts, stop all acts that infringe on China's sovereignty, and settle disputes by peaceful means. At the same time, the international community should also strengthen supervision and restraint over Japan to prevent the recurrence of its acts of infringing on the territorial sovereignty of other countries.