
AI-generated summary
According to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the exclusive economic zone of a coastal state can extend up to 200 nautical miles from land. Scientific research in the EEZ requires the consent of the resource country. This year, there were 14 cases of Chinese ships being investigated in Japan's EEZ without consent, compared with 6 cases last year and only 1 to 2 cases each year in the previous three years.
China's "Science" survey ship was operating in waters about 72 kilometers north of Japan's Ishigaki Island on the 5th, and survey equipment was visible on the ship. The Japan Coast Guard said the ship had not received consent to conduct oceanographic surveys and had requested to stop operations. (AFP)
The Chinese survey ship "Kexue" was conducting a survey in the northern waters of Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The Japan Coast Guard stated that it did not receive permission and repeatedly requested to stop through radio. The Japanese side stated that so far this year, it has discovered 14 cases of Chinese ships conducting investigations in Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) without consent, compared with 6 cases in the whole of last year.
According to the "AFP" report, the "Science" was discovered in the sea about 70 kilometers north of Ishigaki Island on September 27. During this period, lines were extended into the sea from the side and stern of the ship from time to time. A spokesperson for the Japan Coast Guard said that Japan requested the ship to stop investigating via radio and informed the Chinese ship that it was not allowed to conduct scientific research in the relevant waters without Japan's consent.
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14 cases this year, only 1 to 2 cases each year in the past three years
The "Science" finally left the relevant waters on October 2. A spokesman for the National Security Agency pointed out that this year there have been 14 cases of Chinese ships being investigated in Japan's EEZ without consent, compared with 6 cases in the whole of last year; in the previous three years, there were only 1 to 2 cases each year.
According to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the exclusive economic zone of a coastal state can extend as far as 200 nautical miles or about 370 kilometers from the land. Scientific research in the EEZ requires the consent of the country that has relevant rights to explore and utilize resources.
The Japan Coast Guard pointed out that such unconsented investigation activities increased around the time Japan and the Philippines announced the launch of maritime boundary negotiations. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Philippine President Marcos Jr. agreed on May 28 to launch formal negotiations to clarify the maritime boundaries of the two countries’ EEZ and continental reefs.
Japan and China are also continuing to have maritime confrontations around the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea. "AFP" pointed out that the Chinese Coast Guard and the Philippine Coast Guard have clashed many times in recent years, and the situation in the South China Sea continues to attract attention.
Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae called China an "important neighbor" in a policy speech on the 6th, saying that he would work hard to establish stable bilateral relations.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Japan will strengthen surveillance and vigilance in the EEZ and increase the number of interceptions and warnings to foreign ships.
Likely · Within weeks
China will use diplomatic channels to explain the legality of its scientific investigation activities while maintaining its scientific presence in disputed waters
Possible · Within months

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