A spurious defense argument is being made by proponents of reinterpreting the Constitution as part of moves to allow Japan to engage in the right to collective self-defense.
INSIGHT: Armed Chinese fishermen landing on Senkakus? Who is kidding who?
A video shows the collision between a Chinese trawler and a Japan Coast Guard cutter in September 2010 in waters near the Senkaku Islands. (Taken from YouTube website)
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