With the tension in Sino-US relations and the continuous strengthening of the game, US vassals have also begun to take action against China, in a vain attempt to cooperate with the United States to form a larger and broader encirclement. The most typical of these is neighboring Japan, which has become more and more comfortable in rendering the "threat theory", and even has a thicker skin and does not pay attention to evidence. Recently, Japanese officials have personally come forward, falsely claiming that China has brought them "oppression" and is "provoking" them.
According to the Japanese Ministry of Defense reported on the 12th, the Japanese Self-Defense Forces found a "suspected Chinese" submarine sailing in the waters near Amami Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture on the morning of the 10th, and a Chinese destroyer also appeared nearby. The report also stressed that on the morning of the 12th, they found that the submarine appeared outside the contiguous area west-southwest of Hengdang Island in the county, sailing westward from the East China Sea.
In this regard, the Japanese side is very nervous, and they even falsely claim that China has repeatedly sent ships to "invade" Japanese territorial waters and near "disputed islands" in recent years. But is that really the case? The answer is obviously no, but in the case of Japan's allegations this time, they directly spilled dirty water on China without any evidence, which was entirely intentional.
That is to say, whether there is evidence or not, whether the evidence points to China or not, they will distort the facts to give China a random hat. According to the official Japanese statement, they suspected that the other submarine was also Chinese just because there was a Chinese guided missile destroyer sailing nearby. Moreover, they also speculated that the submarine's passage near its territorial waters was a "provocative" act, so it directly "named China as a deterrent."
It is not difficult to see that this official Japanese statement is a completely contradictory slanderous article. Why? Because on the one hand, they reported that "suspected Chinese submarines" appeared and "suspected Chinese submarines", but on the other hand, they openly named China and claimed that China had caused them "oppression" and "provocation", which is obviously untenable.
Moreover, ironically, Japan itself has admitted that submarines in the contiguous zone on the outer side of the territory do not violate international law, but they have used this as a reason to question China's rejuvenation. As we all know, the United States, Japan, and other countries often send ships to China's doorstep to show off their might and show their might, and under the banner of "free navigation," they desperately try to find compensation and sophistry for themselves.
This time, the Japanese Self-Defense Forces targeted China, not only changed the vague statements of the past and directly named China, but also sent the "Kaga" helicopter aircraft carrier, two destroyers, and P-1 and P-3C maritime anti-submarine patrol aircraft to track and monitor, but they finally said conclusively that the submarine was "from China", but only described as "suspected Chinese submarine", which shows that their reconnaissance ability is no more than that.
But then again, even if a Chinese submarine did appear in the waters near Amami Oshima Island, it would be reasonable and legal. Because amami Oshima island in this report is located between the Japanese archipelago and Taiwan Islands, and its nearby sea area has always been an important sea passage through the first island chain into the Pacific Ocean, even if Chinese submarines do pass through this area, it is in line with international law.
Just as Japan has repeatedly hyped up the passage of Chinese warships through the Miyako Strait, China responded that it is because Japan's mentality has not been adjusted, and it may be that Chinese warships have rarely passed through the strait before, so in the future, Chinese warships will be able to get used to it more than Japan a few times. If Chinese submarines appeared in the waters near Amami Oshima Island and crossed several times, Japan would probably be able to get used to nature and no longer be surprised.