HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong blocked a group of Chinese activists from embarking upon what was believed to be a voyage to disputed islands in the East China Sea on Wednesday, preventing a diplomatic run in with Japan.
The 15 Hong Kong and Chinese activists and crew loaded food, protest banners and other supplies onto their fishing vessel, Kai Fung No. 2, early on Wednesday claiming they were going "fishing" in the Spratly islands straddling the strategic sea lanes of the South China Sea.
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