Chinese boat sinks in waters near islets disputed with Japan A number of Chinese fishermen are missing after a trawler sank in waters to the north of a group of islands disputed with Japan in the East China Sea, state media said on Friday, though it was unclear what had caused the sinking in highly sensitive waters. The incident happened on Friday morning, the official Xinhua news agency said, citing naval sources, near the islands which China calls the Diaoyus and Japan the Senkakus. The cause of the accident is yet to be known. Two Chinese naval rescue vessels are heading to the scene, it said in a brief dispatch. Japans Coast Guard said they had sent an aircraft and a patrol boat to the area, about 120 km (75 miles) to the north of the uninhabited islands. The dispute over the Japanese-held islets, where Chinese and Japanese ships regularly engage in a cat-and-mouse game, has raised fears of a clash between Asias biggest powers that could even drag in the United States. youtube/watch?v=hbeQZDGNMPc
Posted on: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 22:42:02 +0000
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