China vs. Japan

[Erich]

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Chinese submarines, destroyers spotted in high seas near Okinawa

Tuesday 13th April, 09:44 AM JST

TOKYO —

Two Chinese submarines and eight destroyers were spotted by the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force on Saturday in the high seas between the main island of Okinawa and Miyako Island in the southernmost prefecture, Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa said Tuesday.
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Greater China
Apr 22, 2010

China's navy cruises into Pacific ascendancy
By Peter J Brown

In mid-April, two Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (MSDF) destroyers, the Choukai and Suzunami, unexpectedly encountered several Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) warships, including a pair of submarines and eight destroyers, approximately 140 kilometers west-southwest of Okinawa near the Nansei (Ryukyu) Islands
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China defends naval drills in East China Sea
2010-04-23 10:19 BJT

China said Thursday that its naval ships in the East China Sea did not violate international law, after Japanese media alleged that two Chinese submarines and eight destroyers were spotted circling Japan's Okinotori coral reefs.
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23. 04. 2010

Verteidigungsministerium: Militär-Training der chinesischen Marine keine Bedrohung
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Die chinesische Marine befindet sich derzeit in einem regulären Militärtraining zwischen dem chinesischen Ostmeer und der japanischen Insel Miyajima.
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Gleichzeitig lobte (der Sprecher des chinesischen Verteidigungsministeriums) Huang den Austausch zwischen dem chinesischen und dem japanischen Verteidigungsministerium. Er hofft, dass der Austausch auf dieser Ebene fortgefahren werden könne und das gegenseitige Vertrauen gestärkt werde.
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