Japan debating on response to China`s new coast guard law
(WorldNews Japan)

The new Chinese law allows Beijing`s coast guard to use weapons against foreign ships that it sees as illegally entering its waters, sparking fear that Japanese vessels navigating around the Senkaku Islands would be targeted. PUBLISHED ON FEB 15, 2021 03:19 PM IST Amid the growing belligerence of China in the East and South China Sea following Beijing`s enactment of a new coast guard law, Japan is now deliberating on an apt response to the legislation, which is poised to escalate tensions in the region. The new Chinese law allows Beijing`s coast guard to use weapons against foreign ships that it sees as illegally entering its waters, sparking fear that Japanese vessels navigating...