Major States 1009
Coding changes: End day changed from Missing.
MID#4180
Dispute Number: 4180
Date(s): May 14, 1999 to July 15, 1999
Participants: 710 China/740 Japan
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Chinese naval forces conducted exercises two separate times around the
Senkaku Islands. Japan protested both incidents.
MID#4445
Dispute Number: 4445
Date(s): May 8, 2002
Participants: 710 China/740 Japan
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Chinese authorities forcibly entered a Japanese consulate in northeastern
China in search of North Korean asylum seekers.
MID#4457
Dispute Number: 4457
Date(s): June 23, 2003 to March 27, 2004
Participants: 740 Japan/710 China
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: There were several militarized incidents of Japanese patrol boats and
planes turning away Chinese boats captained by activists asserting claims over the
Senkaku Islands.
MID#4467
Dispute Number: 4467
Date(s): November 10, 2004
Participants: 710 China/740 Japan
Outcome (and Settlement): Yield by side A (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: A Chinese submarine entered Japanese waters, and Japanese naval forces
went on full alert, following the submarine until it left Japanese territorial waters.
MID#4472
Dispute Number: 4472