Chinese coast guard conducts patrol through disputed Senkaku Islands waters following Taiwan spat

Chinese seashore defender ships sailed done the Senkaku Islands successful what it called a "rights enforcement patrol" connected Sunday, continuing to ramp up tensions with Japan.

The determination is the latest motion of Beijing's displeasure with Japan, which administers the islands, aft recently elected Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi gave a afloat throated defence of Taiwan's independency earlier this month. She vowed that immoderate onslaught by Beijing connected Taiwan would warrant a subject effect from Japan.

"China Coast Guard vas 1307 enactment conducted patrols wrong the territorial waters of the Diaoyu Islands. This was a lawful patrol cognition conducted by the China Coast Guard to uphold its rights and interests," China's seashore defender said successful a statement.

In the days since Takaichi's Nov. 7 connection connected Taiwan, Chinese officials person summoned Japan's ambassador and warned Chinese citizens against traveling to Japan. China's defence ministry besides vowed that immoderate Japanese involution would beryllium ineffective successful protecting Taiwan.

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An aerial presumption of a China Coast Guard vessel similar the ones that sailed done Japan's Senkaku Islands. (Adrian Portugal/Reuters)

The astir vicious effect came from China's consul wide successful Osaka, who appeared to endanger to decapitate Takaichi successful a now-deleted station connected societal media.

The official, Xue Jian, wrote, "That filthy cervix that barged successful connected its own--I've got nary prime but to chopped it disconnected without a moment's hesitation. Are you prepared for that?"

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Japan’s authorities condemned the statement, with Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara calling it "extremely inappropriate" and confirming that Tokyo had lodged a ceremonial protestation with Beijing. Kihara said Xue had made "multiple" inflammatory remarks successful the past and urged China to instrumentality disciplinary action.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi angered Beijing with a vow to support Taiwan from attack. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool Photo via AP)

China alternatively appeared to support the diplomat. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told reporters Monday that Xue’s words came successful effect to Takaichi’s "wrongful and dangerous" comments, which helium said misrepresented China’s presumption connected Taiwan. Lin accused Japan of "refusing to look up to its humanities responsibilities" and warned Tokyo not to interfere successful "internal Chinese affairs."

A Taiwanese combatant pitchy lands astatine an airbase successful Hsinchu, bluish Taiwan. ((AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying))

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Taiwan's defence ministry says it has besides detected ramped up aggression from China successful caller days. The self-governed land said it monitored 30 Chinese subject craft and 7 naval ships operating nearby, according to NBC News.

Fox News' Morgan Phillips contributed to this report.