China insists aircraft carrier's passage through waters near Japanese islands was lawful

China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday (September 18) that the passage of its aircraft carrier through waters near Japanese islands was lawful, after Japan’s defence ministry said it had entered the country’s contiguous waters for the first time. The incident is the latest in a string of military manoeuvres that has ratcheted up tensions between the neighbours. Japan last month lodged a protest with China after one of its naval survey vessels entered Japanese water shortly after an airspace breach. In July, a Japanese navy destroyer made a rare entry into China's territorial waters near Taiwan, according to the Japanese media. However, as far as China was concerned, foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said during a regular press conference that its actions were justified under “China’s domestic law as well as international law”. (Production: Wang Shubing; Josh D.Arslan) For more ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmgUHWUpi2ioSp4xAP1SmAaf For more Breaking News & Live Coverage videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmgG2ln-vtKXb-oLlGEZc3sR For more latest news and analysis from ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmg4pcvfM9a96rbUcLD_0P_U For more News Digital News Raw Cuts, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmivfD9aJD-8k0SNcMqG2xdA Subscribe to the ABS-CBN News channel! - http://bit.ly/TheABSCBNNews Watch full episodes on iWantTFC for FREE here: http://iwanttfc.com Visit our website at http://news.abs-cbn.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS Twitter: https://twitter.com/abscbnnews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abscbnnews #China #LatestNews #ABSCBNNews