Yomiuri News quoted government officials that in addition to the controversial islands between the Japanese and Japanese and Japanese areas, the Japanese army also stretched to China, the Philippines, Vietnam and other countries.The islands are connected to the sea.
Fu Hui Tokyo Special officer
It is reported that the cruise route of Japan's sea defense has reached to the South China Sea, and its frigates have sailed near the Chinese artificial island reef in the South China Sea last year.The Japanese military admits that the deployment of this "freedom of navigation" is to curb China's maritime behavior.
Yomiuri News reported the Japanese version of the "freedom of navigation" cruise activities yesterday.The report quoted a number of government officials that the official cruise was strengthened in addition to the controversial islands between China and Japan in Okinawa, and the cruise scope also extended to the connected waters of the Nansha Islands in China, the Philippines, Vietnam and other countries.
It is reported that the cruise task is led by the National Security Bureau of Japan. Most Japanese warships are performing this task during the joint training with other navy or on the way to the Middle East.
"Sailing Freedom Strategy" is one of the strategies for the maintenance of marine interests initiated by the United States.The South China Sea is a maritime lane for petroleum resources. It is an indispensable channel for the US military to deploy in the Indian Ocean and the Middle East.In 2014, China developed a nearly 3000 -meter aircraft runway on Meiji Reef on the Nansha Islands. Some analysis pointed out that China is preparing to develop there into a military base.Since 2015, the United States has contributed to China with the "freedom of navigation".
Yomiuri reports, the Japanese government shows that it supports the United States' free sailing strategy and dispatched frigates to the South China Sea independently to curb China with practical actions.The Japanese side cannot ignore the South China Sea because it is an extremely important logistics channel for Japan. More than 99%of Japan's trade volume must pass through this area.
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A senior official of the Ministry of National Defense said in a read -selling interview:" Our purpose is also forAlerting to China that distorted international law. "
The report also clicked on the US -Japan navigation route in the South China Sea, which is" ingenious "—The China Sea's "Leading Sea Core" is sailed; Japan is "outside", only outside the core of the Chinese territorial sea (that is, 24 nautical miles outside the shore).Japanese government officials therefore said: "The task of Japanese frigates in the South China Sea is sailing on the Gonghai, and it is completely okay."
It is reported that another background of the Japanese warship extending the patrol route is that China has been in recent years.The frequent frequent activities around the islands of the two countries have become the norm.
The Kyodo News Agency recently quoted government sources reports that in 2021, the China Sea Police Ship, which entered the Tsimoggean Island (known as the Diaoyu Islands), was close to Japanese fishing vessels in 29 days.It is nearly doubled; more than 40 fishing vessels involve fishing boats, nearly doubled.
China has implemented the Maritime Police Law since February last year that allows maritime police to "take all necessary measures including weapons, including weapons" to infringe on Chinese sovereignty and jurisdiction.China advocates the "inherent territory" of the Diaoyu Islands and its affiliated islands.
