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| Japan boosts coast guard fleet to defend disputed East China Sea islands Japan boosts coast guard fleet to defend disputed East China Sea islands | |
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| Japan’s government has announced it will bolster its coast guard capabilities to defend East China Sea islands that China also claims and regularly patrols. | Japan’s government has announced it will bolster its coast guard capabilities to defend East China Sea islands that China also claims and regularly patrols. |
| The government said Japan’s 2017 coast guard budget will reach a record 210bn yen ($1.8bn) to add eight new ships and more than 200 law enforcement officials. The 14-ship fleet will add five large surveillance ships and three research vessels. | The government said Japan’s 2017 coast guard budget will reach a record 210bn yen ($1.8bn) to add eight new ships and more than 200 law enforcement officials. The 14-ship fleet will add five large surveillance ships and three research vessels. |
| Abe’s cabinet on Thursday is set to approve a defence budget expected to be around 5.1tn yen ($44bn), another new high since Abe took office in 2012, according to Japanese media. The reports said upgraded missile defence and new submarine construction were behind the increase. | Abe’s cabinet on Thursday is set to approve a defence budget expected to be around 5.1tn yen ($44bn), another new high since Abe took office in 2012, according to Japanese media. The reports said upgraded missile defence and new submarine construction were behind the increase. |
| The uninhabited East China Sea islands, called Senkaku by Japan and the Diaoyu by China, are controlled by Japan and Wednesday’s decision by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would let Japan add to its maritime presence in the surrounding waters. | The uninhabited East China Sea islands, called Senkaku by Japan and the Diaoyu by China, are controlled by Japan and Wednesday’s decision by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would let Japan add to its maritime presence in the surrounding waters. |
| Abe said Japan needed to “substantially strengthen the structure and capabilities” of the coast guard. “We will urgently begin strengthening our [maritime safety] structure,” he said. | Abe said Japan needed to “substantially strengthen the structure and capabilities” of the coast guard. “We will urgently begin strengthening our [maritime safety] structure,” he said. |
| . The islands are at the centre of a diplomatic row and both Japan and China send patrol vessels and aircrafts there routinely, raising concerns of an accidental collision or other risks. | . The islands are at the centre of a diplomatic row and both Japan and China send patrol vessels and aircrafts there routinely, raising concerns of an accidental collision or other risks. |
| The new coast guard budget will also cover the cost of putting video transmission devices on vessels dedicated to Senkaku patrols, while strengthening maritime surveillance and other measures, Abe said. | The new coast guard budget will also cover the cost of putting video transmission devices on vessels dedicated to Senkaku patrols, while strengthening maritime surveillance and other measures, Abe said. |