Chinese army mulls use of drones to assert claims over Senkakus

Chinese army mulls use of drones to assert claims over Senkakus

File photo taken in September 2012 shows (from front) Minamikojima, Kitakojima and Uotsuri islands of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. The Chinese army is weighing the full use of unmanned aircraft to regularly monitor the East China Sea, a move that may add fuel to heightened tension in the area where Japanese-controlled islands claimed by China lie, a Chinese document on the country's use of drones showed June 12, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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