TOKYO: China on Monday kept up the pressure on Japan over the disputed Senkaku islands, sending its coastguard to the area following Beijing’s weekend mention of “war” after Tokyo reportedly readied to down its drones.

Four Chinese coastguard vessels sailed into the territorial waters of the islands—which Beijing calls the Diaoyus—on Monday morning, the Japanese coastguard said, where they remained for about two hours.

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