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A Japan Coast Guard (L) vessel sprays a water cannon toward a Taiwan fishing boat as they try to sail toward the disputed Diaoyu / Senkaku islands in territorial waters in the East China Sea on September 25, 2012. Coastguard vessels from Japan and Taiwan duelled with water cannon after dozens of Taiwanese boats escorted by patrol ships sailed into waters around Tokyo-controlled islands. Japanese coastguard ships sprayed water at the fishing vessels, footage on national broadcaster NHK showed, with the Taiwanese patrol boats directing their own high-pressure hoses at the Japanese ships. AFP PHOTO / Sam Yeh (Photo credit should read SAM YEH/AFP/GettyImages)