Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-07-07

China Coast Guard Lawfully Expels Japanese Vessel That Illegally Entered China's Territorial Sea Around Chiwei Yu

中国海警依法驱离日非法进入我赤尾屿领海船只

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Publishing institution	CMC Political Work Department
Source outlet	PLA Daily (解放军报) (pla_daily)
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Source-stated publication date	2026-07-07
Original URL	http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16472249.html
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中国海警局新闻发言人姜略表示，7月7日，日本“瑞宝丸”号渔船非法进入中国赤尾屿领海，中国海警舰艇依法对其采取必要管控措施并警告驱离。钓鱼岛及其附属岛屿是中国固有领土，我们敦促日方立即停止在该海域的一切侵权挑衅行径。中国海警将持续在钓鱼岛及其附属岛屿领海内开展维权执法，维护国家领土主权和海洋权益。

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On July 7, China Coast Guard vessels intercepted and expelled the Japanese fishing vessel Zuihomaru after it entered waters around Chiwei Yu (one of the Senkaku/Diaoyu affiliated islands), with spokesperson Jiang Lüe framing the action as lawful rights-protection enforcement. The incident documents the CCG's continued use of civilian fishing vessel incursions as enforcement triggers in the Diaoyu/Senkaku zone, a pattern that extends Chinese administrative presence claims through reactive law enforcement rather than unilateral assertion. The public statement's explicit warning to Tokyo and reaffirmation of ongoing 维权执法 operations raises the question of whether this marks an uptick in CCG assertiveness around the affiliated islands specifically, which have seen less frequent incident reporting than the main Diaoyu island chain.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "中国海警依法驱离日非法进入我赤尾屿领海船只." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-07-07. http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16472249.html.

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