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Chinese Surveillance Vessels Approach Diaoyu Islands (Updated)

A fleet of six Chinese surveillance ships arrived in the waters around the disputed Diaoyu Islands [see update below] on Friday morning, according to Xinhua News: It is the first time for Chinese surveillance ships to patrol there after the Chinese government announced on Monday the base points and baselines of the territorial waters of the Diaoyu Islands and their affiliated islets, as well as the