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Japan protests as Chinese ships enter disputed waters
• By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Antoni SlodkowskiFour Chinese ships briefly entered what Japan considers its territorial waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea on Monday, prompting an official protest from Tokyo and renewed diplomatic efforts to cool tensions between the rivals.