Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi lodged a protest against China for repeatedly sending its government ships into Japanese territorial waters near the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture and its maritime research vessels into the contiguous zone for the 107th straight day Wednesday.
Motegi strongly pressed China to deal with the issue during a phone call with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Wednesday.
He raised the issue of the research activities carried out by Chinese maritime research vessels in the exclusive economic zone off the coast of Okinotorishima island south of Tokyo for 10 days through July 18 without Japan's permission, and referred to China accelerating its use of the South China Sea as a military hub.
Motegi also conveyed concerns about the situation in Hong Kong, where China imposed a new national security law that has come into effect.
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