The Sankei Shimbun article said that the amendment to the law on marine protection has finally been passed, which will extend the police authority of the marine protection officers to the outlying islands, and they can take prompt measures against foreigners who have "illegally landed" at any time, which can play a positive role in "defending the sovereignty of Japan's territory". "
These are the first time that the Japanese government has taken the initiative to protect Japan's territorial sovereignty.
An amendment to the Foreign Vessel Navigation Law was also passed, allowing Japan's Coast Guard to "guard" the relevant waters by ordering ships to leave without boarding or inspecting them if they enter "Japan's territorial waters". However, Japan still lacks a law that can directly expel foreign vessels that "infringe upon the territorial waters" and still lacks effective countermeasures against "infringement of sovereignty", so amending the Maritime Safety Law is only the first step in the "defense" of the Diaoyu Islands. The first step in the defense of the Diaoyu Islands is to amend the Maritime Safety Law.
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The article continues to claim that the Diaoyu Islands and the surrounding islands are "Japan's inherent territories" both historically and under international law, and says that the Okinawa Prefectural Police made a quick "arrest" of a Hong Kong-based angling group after they landed on the Diaoyu Islands to declare their sovereignty. "decision, but still let its fishing activities were successful, leaving the pretext for its success in landing on the Diaoyu Islands again. Japan needs to strengthen not only the inhibiting power of the relevant laws, but also take a tough stance.
The Sankei Shimbun article also encouraged the Japanese government to strengthen the equipment of the maritime security sector, saying that Japan's maritime security sector currently **** has 357 patrol boats, but only 51 in the 1,000-ton class, and only three large vessels of more than 5,000 tons, and that the 11th Administrative Region, which is mainly responsible for the "guarding" of waters near the Diaoyu Islands, has only one vessel, the Naha Coast Guard Headquarters, which is mainly responsible for "guarding" waters near the Diaoyu Islands. Naha Coast Guard Headquarters, which is mainly responsible for "guarding" the waters around the Diaoyu Islands, has only seven patrol boats in the 1,000-ton class, so upgrading its equipment is a top priority for "territorial defense".
The article concludes by asserting that China is not hiding its intention to "seize the Diaoyu Islands," and that if a large number of Chinese troops disguised as fishermen form a flotilla and head to the islands, the Maritime Safety Agency's forces alone will not be enough. Therefore, Japan should also step up its efforts to enact relevant regulations and dispatch its Self-Defense Forces to take charge of "territorial sea guarding".
This is not the first time that the Sankei Shimbun has imagined that the PLA would attack the Diaoyu Islands in the guise of fishermen, as the newspaper previously reported that the three Self-Defense Forces (SDF) of Japan's navy, army and air force had conceived of a "real script" in which the Chinese army would disguise itself as fishermen and "illegally land" on the Diaoyu Islands and their surrounding dependencies. "Diaoyu Islands and its neighboring islands, and then "seize" the Diaoyu Islands. Based on the content of the "script", the Japan Self-Defense Forces (SDF) formulated a plan for "retaking the islands" during the "integrated exercise" in November 2011 as a means of verifying the SDF's "integrated application" of the plan. The "unification of the use of" the ability to meet and improve the accuracy of the hit against Chinese ballistic missiles.
The scenario envisioned first is that Chinese troops disguised as fishermen will "illegally land" on the Diaoyu Islands as a maritime militia; as an opportunity, the Chinese navy will dispatch warships to the waters of the Diaoyu Islands, as well as amphibious airborne units; subsequently, Chinese military aircraft will fly into Japan's airspace near Kyushu, and conduct a "wave incursion" into the airspace of Japan. The Chinese military will then fly into Japan's airspace near Kyushu and make a "wave incursion" into Japanese airspace. In this regard, the Japanese Self-Defense Forces developed five operational plans: land self-defense team to unify transportation, mobile deployment; into the air defense combat state; prepare for anti-ship attack; at the same time to protect the Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military measures; and then the implementation of the Diaoyu Islands, "landing operation".