China has hit back at Japan after it protested against Chinese and Russian warships just outside its territorial waters around the disputed East China Sea islands. Japan's Defense Ministry said a Chinese frigate sailed inside the “contiguous zone,” just outside Japanese territorial waters around Senkaku Islands, which Beijing also claims and calls the Diaoyu, for several minutes. China justified the frigate's entry and criticized Tokyo's protest. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said the islands are Chinese territory. Watch this video for more details.
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