TOKYO: Three Chinese government ships sailed into waters around disputed islands controlled by Tokyo on Friday, for the first time since May, Japan’s coastguard said.

The Chinese maritime surveillance vessels were spotted inside the 12-nautical-mile zone off the Senkaku islands, which China calls the Diaoyus, in the East China Sea shortly before 9:30 a.m. (3 a.m. Manila time), the coastguard said.

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