Read previewJapan's defense ministry is investigating officers of a naval destroyer that entered Chinese territorial waters for about 20 minutes on July 4, according to local reports.
Kyodo News reported on Thursday that the Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Suzutsuki was monitoring Chinese live-fire drills on the coast of China's Zhejiang province when it pushed into Chinese territory.
Related storiesHowever, Kyodo News cited Chinese diplomatic officials saying that Beijing believes the Suzutsuki broke Chinese laws by failing to request entry.
Tokyo has also often noted China's incursions into its own waters, Chong said.
AdvertisementChinese naval ships have also entered Japanese waters before, including in February 2023, when a survey vessel encroached into Japan's territorial waters near Kagoshima prefecture.
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