BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The China Coast Guard (CCG) expelled a Japanese fishing boat that had intruded into the territorial waters of China's Diaoyu Dao on Monday.

A law enforcer is pictured during a formation collaboration training aboard the China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel Sandu in the South China Sea, Feb. 28, 2026. (File photo: Xinhua)

The CCG took necessary control measures and issued warnings to expel the boat in accordance with the law, it said in a statement, while urging the Japanese side to immediately stop all infringement and provocative acts in relevant waters.

"We will continue to conduct rights-protection and law enforcement operations in the waters around Diaoyu Dao to resolutely safeguard China's sovereignty and maritime rights and interests," the CCG said.