# Senkaku
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China’s Coast Guard Signals Near‑Constant Presence Around Diaoyu Islands as Patrols Surge
China’s Coast Guard reports 550,000 vessel sorties and 6,000 air missions since the 2021 Coast Guard Law, with patrols around the Diaoyu Islands reaching 357 days in 2025. The data signal a sustained, law‑framed push to normalize Chinese control in contested maritime zones, complicating ties with Japan, the United States and Southeast Asian claimants.

Japan Signals Landing Plan on Diaoyu/Senkaku; China Answers with Armed Coast‑Guard Patrols
Local Japanese calls for a landing “environmental survey” on the disputed Diaoyu/Senkaku islands have coincided with intensified China Coast Guard patrols, raising the risk of miscalculation in the East China Sea. Domestic politics in Tokyo and Beijing are hardening positions, while the United States’ security role and regional responses will shape whether tension spirals or is contained.