From AFP:
Taiwan and Japan pledged Tuesday to calmly resolve a diplomatic row over the sinking of a Taiwanese fishing boat after it collided with a Japanese vessel near disputed islets in the East China Sea.
“The foreign ministry will try to peacefully resolve (the issue) through diplomatic channels,” Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Francisco Ou told reporters.
Ou made the remarks after a Taiwanese protest boat, escorted by nine patrol ships, entered Japan’s territorial waters near the disputed islands early Monday.
Japanese media said it was the first time foreign patrol boats had entered Japanese waters to accompany a protest ship.
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