Japan’s Fisheries Agency says captain of Chinese vessel arrested for allegedly defying orders to stop for inspection at sea.
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Japanese authorities have seized a Chinese fishing vessel and arrested the captain for allegedly defying an order to stop for inspection by fisheries authorities in Japan’s exclusive maritime economic zone, officials said.
While Japan has seized fishing vessels from South Korea and Taiwan in recent years, the incident is the first involving a Chinese vessel since 2022 and could inflame tensions between Tokyo and Beijing, following a bitter diplomatic dispute between the two countries late last year.
