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China's Senkakus operations overseen by party task force led by Xi

BY KENJI MINEMURA CORRESPONDENT

photo：A Chinese fighter is scrambled to the East China Sea on Jan. 19. The aircraft is a Jian-10 from the Nanjing Military Region, according to a military source. (Provided by a person close to the Chinese military) A Chinese fighter is scrambled to the East China Sea on Jan. 19. The aircraft is a Jian-10 from the Nanjing Military Region, according to a military source. (Provided by a person close to the Chinese military)

photo：A PLA Air Force pilot prepares for a flight over the East China Sea on Jan. 19. (Provided by a person close to the Chinese military) A PLA Air Force pilot prepares for a flight over the East China Sea on Jan. 19. (Provided by a person close to the Chinese military)

photo：Chinese warships conduct a naval drill in the western Pacific on Dec. 7. (CFP) Chinese warships conduct a naval drill in the western Pacific on Dec. 7. (CFP)

BEIJING -- China's response to the Senkaku Islands dispute is now under the direct command and coordination of a top-level task force of the Communist Party of China, led by General Secretary Xi Jinping.

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