China and Japan have repeatedly faced off around the Japan-administered islands, which Beijing calls Diaoyu and Tokyo calls the Senkaku.

China says its sent coast guards to disputed Diaoyutai Islands that sit between Japan and Taiwan. It's the latest development in an ongoing diplomatic spat between Beijing and Tokyo. Chinese has taken increasingly aggressive actions since Japanese prime minister Takaichi Sanae said her country would intervene in the event of a Taiwan Strait conflict.

China Coast Guard ships conduct a "rights enforcement patrol" near Japan-administered Senkaku Islands amid rising tensions with Japan.

China sent Coast Guard ships near disputed islands and warned travelers and students about safety risks in Japan. The escalation is over comments on Taiwan by Japan’s new prime minister.

An offhand remark from the prime minister of Japan has roiled Beijing, unleashing an onslaught of accusations and even threats of decapitation from Chinese officials. The Chinese Communist Party is demanding that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi retract an assertion she made last week,

Beijing says Japanese moves mark a ‘major negative policy shift’ as it urges Tokyo to abandon military build-up and regain regional trust.