BEIJING (AP) — A territorial flare-up between China and Japanintensified as two Beijing-sent patrol ships arrived near disputedEast China Sea islands in a show of anger over Tokyo's purchase of the largely barren outcroppings from their private owners.
The China Marine Surveillance has drawn up a plan to safeguardChina's sovereignty of the islands and the ships were sent to assert those claims, China's official Xinhua News Agency said Tuesday. The marine agency is a paramilitary force whose ships are often lightly armed
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