China, Japan trade conflicting accounts of confrontation around Senkaku islands

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China, Japan trade conflicting accounts of confrontation around Senkaku islands

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China and Japan reported conflicting accounts of a confrontation involving their coast guards and a Japanese fishing vessel near the disputed Senkaku Islands. The incident underscores ongoing tensions over sovereignty in the disputed territory.

BEIJING/TOKYO, July 7 - China and Japan reported conflicting accounts on Tuesday of a confrontation near the disputed Senkaku Islands involving their coast guards and a Japanese fishing vessel.

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