A long-simmering row between China and Japan over a group of contested islands in the East China Sea erupted again.

中国和日本关于东部海域系列岛屿的争端由来已久。 近日两国之间再次爆发激烈的争吵。

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The video, which appeared on YouTube on Friday, shows footage taken Sept. 7 of the collision near a group of disputed islands claimed by both Japan and China in the East China Sea.

这段发布在 YouTube网站上的录像记录的是9月7日那天，日本巡逻船与中国渔船在一片归属权有争议的岛屿上发生相互碰撞的影像。

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Since last summer, Japan has been embroiled in a rancorous dispute with China over a group of small East China Sea islands.

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Before the ink on the law had dried, China upgraded the administrative status of Sansha City, encompassing a group of disputed islands in the South China Sea, and established a military garrison.

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