A boat carrying the protesters arrived near the disputed islets — known as the Diaoyu Islands in China and Senkaku in Japan — on Sunday evening, according to the activists’ group, the Hong Kong-registered China Federation of Defending Diaoyu Islands.
»At around 7 p.m., the boat was seven nautical miles (13 kilometers; 8 statute miles) away from Diaoyu Island, » the activists’ spokesman in Beijing, Li Nan, told the Associated Press.
« The Japanese used water cannon to disperse the boat to around 12 nautical miles (22 kilometers; 13 statute miles) away. They are now standing off in the waters, » Li said.

































