BEIJING, March 17 (Reuters) - China's coast guard on Monday warned and drove away a Japanese fishing boat that "intruded" into waters near the Diaoyu Islands, it said on Tuesday.
China has said it patrolled the Japan-administered islands in the East China Sea almost daily last year, aiming to secure its sovereignty over the remote, rocky outpost and to deter Taiwan from taking steps toward independence.
(Reporting by Beijing NewsroomEditing by David Goodman)
