Tokyo: Japan have opposed Russia China is seriously concerned about shooting exercises by warships of the two countries off the north coast of Japan, including the multinational military exercises it is conducting on Russian-held islands claimed by Japan, an official said on Monday. .
Beijing is increasing its military cooperation with Moscow, and has been participating in the multinational “Vostok 2020” exercise in Russia’s Far East since late August.
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno It criticized the practice on disputed islands in the Kuril chain off Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost main island, which Japan calls the Northern Territory. He said Japan’s Defense Ministry observed six Russian and Chinese warships firing machine guns in the Sea of Japan, 190 kilometers (118 mi) west of Cape Kamui. hokkaido on Saturday.
“Japan will continue to monitor the movements of these vessels with serious concern and will take all possible measures to conduct warning and surveillance activities in the waters surrounding Japan,” Matsuno said at a news conference.
China’s Ministry of National Defense said in a statement on Sunday that China participated in air, ground and naval exercises as part of the exercise. It said a Chinese naval tactical team conducted a joint exercise with Russia in the Sea of Japan, one designed to destroy drifting mines.
Japan has expressed concern about the rising tension in India Asia Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, fears that the war was fueling China’s already assertive military activities in East Asia, particularly around Taiwan, which China claims. Japan is currently revising its national security strategy and defense guidelines to bolster its military capabilities to strengthen its deterrence.
After a joint firing exercise, warships including a Chinese guided missile destroyer, a frigate and a supply ship and three Russian frigates crossed the Soya Strait between the Japanese islands of Honshu and Hokkaido. The ministry said Chinese warships crossed the Tsushima Strait in southwestern Japan on August 29.
Japan has repeatedly sought to gain sovereignty over the disputed islands, which Moscow seized in the final days of World War II. The dispute has prevented the two countries from signing a peace treaty formally ending World War II hostilities. Russia announced earlier this year that it had suspended peace talks with Japan to protest Tokyo’s sanctions against Moscow over its war in Ukraine.
Beijing is increasing its military cooperation with Moscow, and has been participating in the multinational “Vostok 2020” exercise in Russia’s Far East since late August.
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno It criticized the practice on disputed islands in the Kuril chain off Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost main island, which Japan calls the Northern Territory. He said Japan’s Defense Ministry observed six Russian and Chinese warships firing machine guns in the Sea of Japan, 190 kilometers (118 mi) west of Cape Kamui. hokkaido on Saturday.
“Japan will continue to monitor the movements of these vessels with serious concern and will take all possible measures to conduct warning and surveillance activities in the waters surrounding Japan,” Matsuno said at a news conference.
China’s Ministry of National Defense said in a statement on Sunday that China participated in air, ground and naval exercises as part of the exercise. It said a Chinese naval tactical team conducted a joint exercise with Russia in the Sea of Japan, one designed to destroy drifting mines.
Japan has expressed concern about the rising tension in India Asia Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, fears that the war was fueling China’s already assertive military activities in East Asia, particularly around Taiwan, which China claims. Japan is currently revising its national security strategy and defense guidelines to bolster its military capabilities to strengthen its deterrence.
After a joint firing exercise, warships including a Chinese guided missile destroyer, a frigate and a supply ship and three Russian frigates crossed the Soya Strait between the Japanese islands of Honshu and Hokkaido. The ministry said Chinese warships crossed the Tsushima Strait in southwestern Japan on August 29.
Japan has repeatedly sought to gain sovereignty over the disputed islands, which Moscow seized in the final days of World War II. The dispute has prevented the two countries from signing a peace treaty formally ending World War II hostilities. Russia announced earlier this year that it had suspended peace talks with Japan to protest Tokyo’s sanctions against Moscow over its war in Ukraine.