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[Global Network Report Reporter Lin Zeyu] After the Chinese and Russian fleets passed through the Tsugaru Strait, they were "drawing circles" around Japan? Koji Yamazaki, the supreme military attaché of the Japanese Ministry of Defense and chief of staff of the United Provinces, held a press conference on the 21st and declared that "close attention will be paid close attention to and 'vigilance' and 'surveillance' will be carried out in all aspects."
Koji Yamazaki held a press conference on the 21st
Japan's Tokyo Broadcasting Corporation (TBS) reported on the 22nd that according to the news released by the Japanese Ministry of Defense, a Chinese-Russian ship formation composed of 10 ships appeared in the waters between Megumizu island and Torishima in the Izu Islands at 4 a.m. on the 21st and sailed west. According to the report, such a move by Chinese and Russian ships is indeed a "special case."
In addition, according to reports, the Japanese Ministry of Defense also found that a Ka-28 carrier-based helicopter carried by a Chinese 054A frigate and a Ka-27 carrier-based helicopter carried on a Russian Type 20380 frigate took off and landed in about 50 to 100 kilometers southwest of Sumizu Island, claiming that Japan urgently dispatched fighter jets to respond.
Ka-28 carrier-based helicopter on a Chinese 054A frigate (top) and a Ka-27 carrier-based helicopter on a Russian Type 20380 frigate (Image source: Japanese Ministry of Defense)
According to the action road map released by the Japanese Ministry of Defense, the Chinese and Russian ship formations seem to be "drawing circles" around Japan.
Route map of the Sino-Russian fleet released by the Japanese Ministry of Defense (Source: Japanese Ministry of Defense)
According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), regarding the move of the Chinese and Russian fleets, Yamazaki Koji held a press conference on the 21st, declaring that "the activities of the two militaries around Japan will be closely followed, and will be 'alerted' and 'monitored' in all aspects."
The Japanese Ministry of Defense's Staff Department released news on the 18th that the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force found that 10 Chinese and Russian ships passed through the Japanese Tsugaru Strait at 8 a.m. that day, which was the first time that the Chinese and Russian ship formations passed through the Tsugaru Strait at the same time. The formation consists of 10 ships, 5 in China and Russia, of which the Chinese Navy ships are the Type 055 guided-missile destroyer Nanchang, the Type 052D guided-missile destroyer Kunming, the 054A guided-missile frigate Binzhou, the Liuzhou and the "Dongpinghu" comprehensive supply ship. The Russian ships are the large anti-submarine ships Admiral Pandeleev, Admiral Tributs, the electronic reconnaissance ship Marshal Krylov, the Type 20380 frigate "Loud" and the Russian Federation Hero Ardar Zidenzapov.
10 Chinese and Russian ships (Source: Japanese Ministry of Defense)
Zhang Junshe, a researcher at the Naval Research Institute, told the Global Times on the 19th that according to relevant international law, the Tsugaru Strait is a non-territorial strait that applies the system of freedom of navigation and overflight, and warships of all countries enjoy the right to normal passage. The formation of Chinese and Russian naval vessels sailing into the Pacific Ocean through the Tsugaru Strait is fully in line with international law and practice, and individual countries should not make irresponsible remarks about this.