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Tokyo: Seven Chinese warships, including two destroyers, were sighted on Tuesday in waters off a Japanese island, Defence Ministry said here, as tension mounted between the two Asian giants over territorial disputes.

The naval ships passed the contiguous zone, a band of water just outside Japan’s territorial waters which are governed by international maritime law.

The seven ships were spotted sailing at around 7 AM (3:30 AM IST) about 49 kilometers south-southeast of Yonaguni Island in Okinawa Prefecture, the ministry was quoted as saying by Japanese news agency Kyodo. The ships spotted included two destroyers, at least one of which had missile capacity, two frigates, two submarine rescue ships and one supply ship, the ministry said.

There has been a long standing dispute between Japan and China over the Senkaku islands, which are administered by Japan but are claimed by China by the name ‘Diaoyu islands’.

Both China and Japan have been strengthening their naval muscle in the area around Okinawa in light of the dispute but have restrained from any clash between their warships.(PTI)

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