{"id":3161,"date":"2026-04-30T10:45:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T01:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rips.or.jp\/en\/?post_type=statistical_data_ana&#038;p=3161"},"modified":"2026-05-11T07:12:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T22:12:11","slug":"statistical-data-and-analysis-as-of-april-30-2","status":"publish","type":"statistical_data_ana","link":"https:\/\/www.rips.or.jp\/en\/newsletter\/statistical_data_analysis\/statistical-data-and-analysis-as-of-april-30-2","title":{"rendered":"Statistical Data and Analysis (as of April 30)"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n  .analysis-box {\n    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;\n    padding: 1rem;\n    background: #aeedf1;\n  }\n  .l-post-content table.stats-table {\n    border-collapse: collapse;\n    border-top: none;\n  }\n  .l-post-content table.stats-table th,\n  .l-post-content table.stats-table td {\n    border: 1px solid #000;\n    text-align: center;\n    vertical-align: middle;\n    padding: 8px;\n    background-color: #d9e1f2;\n  }\n  .l-post-content table.stats-table th {\n    background-color: #b4c6e7;\n    font-weight: bold;\n  }\n  .l-post-content table.stats-table td.stats-spacer-col {\n    border: none;\n    width: 10px;\n    background-color: #fff;\n  }\n  .l-post-content table.stats-table th:nth-child(1),\n  .l-post-content table.stats-table td:nth-child(1),\n  .l-post-content table.stats-table th:nth-child(5),\n  .l-post-content table.stats-table td:nth-child(5) {\n    width: 10%;\n  }\n  .l-post-content table.stats-table th:nth-child(2),\n  .l-post-content table.stats-table td:nth-child(2),\n  .l-post-content table.stats-table th:nth-child(3),\n  .l-post-content table.stats-table td:nth-child(3),\n  .l-post-content table.stats-table th:nth-child(6),\n  .l-post-content table.stats-table td:nth-child(6),\n  .l-post-content table.stats-table th:nth-child(7),\n  .l-post-content table.stats-table td:nth-child(7) {\n    width: 20%;\n  }\n<\/style>\n<div>\n<div class=\"analysis-box\">\n<p>\n      In the latter half of this month, various activities by China targeting Japan, Taiwan, and Southeast Asian countries were observed.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n      Regarding Japan, Japan confirmed that Chinese oceanographic research vessels operated multiple times within Japan&#8217;s EEZ without consent, that China unilaterally installed structures in the undelimited waters of the East China Sea, and that Chinese naval vessels, including<br \/>\n      a destroyer, transited the waters off Amami Oshima Island and conducted exercises in the Western Pacific.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n      Regarding Taiwan, China sent the aircraft carrier Liaoning through the Taiwan Strait, had government vessels enter waters near Kinmen, and reportedly pressured countries along the route of the Taiwanese president&#8217;s overseas trip, thereby obstructing the visit.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n      Regarding Southeast Asian countries, underwater drone activity in strategically important waters and the deployment of fishing vessels and barriers at the entrance to the disputed shoal were confirmed. In addition, the People&#8217;s Daily called on the Philippines, which is<br \/>\n      seeking energy cooperation with China, to change its stance on issues such as the South China Sea.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n      Meanwhile, Japan participated fully for the first time in joint military exercises hosted by the Philippines and the United States, aiming to strengthen coordination with the participating countries.\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n    <strong>[Statistical Data as of April 30]<br \/> <\/strong>\n  <\/p>\n<p>\n    The Japan Coast Guard (JCG) daily updates the statistical data on the number of China Coast Guard vessels entering in the contiguous zone around the Senkaku Islands and intruding into Japanese territorial waters. The below is from the website of the JCG.<br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaiho.mlit.go.jp\/mission\/senkaku\/senkaku.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.kaiho.mlit.go.jp\/mission\/senkaku\/senkaku.html<\/a>\n  <\/p>\n<div class=\"table-box\">\n<table class=\"stats-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Apr.<\/th>\n<th>Contiguous<br \/>zone<\/th>\n<th>Territorial<br \/>Waters<\/th>\n<td rowspan=\"100\" class=\"stats-spacer-col\"><\/td>\n<th>Apr.<\/th>\n<th>Contiguous<br \/>zone<\/th>\n<th>Territorial<br \/>Waters<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Newsletter Registration<\/h3>\n<p>What is happening in East Asian Maritime Security? 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