BEIJING: A China Coast Guard ship formation passed through the waters of the Senkaku Islands on Sunday (Nov 16) on a "rights enforcement patrol", the China Coast Guard said in a statement, as Beijing ramps up tensions with Japan over its prime minister's remarks on Taiwan . A diplomatic spat between China and Japan has intensified since Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told parliament on Nov 7 that a hypothetical Chinese attack on Taiwan could trigger a military response from Tokyo. The