CCTV News: Liu Dejun, spokesperson of the China Coast Guard Bureau, said that on May 3, a Japanese civil aircraft was found to illegally enter the Chinese Diaoyu Islands airspace at 11:19 and flew away at 11:24. The Chinese coast guard ships immediately took necessary control measures against them in accordance with the law and took off the carrier-based helicopter and warned them to drive them away. The Diaoyu Islands and their affiliated islands are China's inherent territory. We urge the Japanese side to immediately stop all illegal activities. The Chinese Coast Guard will continue to carry out rights protection and law enforcement activities in the airspace of the Diaoyu Islands territorial waters and airspace to safeguard national territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests.
