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Taiwanese patrol ships join intrusion

A private boat carrying Taiwanese protesters and nine accompanying Taiwanese patrol vessels briefly entered Japanese territorial waters near a disputed island in the East China Sea early Monday despite repeated advance warnings from Japan. Chief Cabinet... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Mon, Jun 16 2008

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