Chinese ships probe waters around Senkakus for 100th day

Beijing tests limits of US pressure on its maritime expansion, analysts say

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The Senkaku Islands lie in the East China Sea about 400 km west of the main island of Okinawa. © Kyodo

TSUKASA HADANO and SHOTARO MIYASAKA, Nikkei staff writers

BEIJING/TOKYO -- Chinese government ships sailed into the waters surrounding the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands for the 100th straight day on Wednesday, part of weeks of testing of boundaries in the East China and South China seas.

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