China/Japan/East China Sea: Japan Protests over Chinese Radar in Disputed East China Sea drilling rig

Aug 7, 2016 | Reuters
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Japan has filed a protest to Beijing after the discovery that China installed radar equipment in a gas exploration platform close to disputed waters in the East China Sea. Japan fears the radar, a type commonly found on patrol ships and not necessary for gas field development, could be a sign China intends to use gas exploration platforms in the disputed waters as military stations, Japanese media said.