Japan Raises Concerns On A Chinese Intelligence Ship Passing Through Its Territorial Waters

Japan Times/JiJi: Chinese naval surveillance ship enters Japanese waters near Hokkaido

A Chinese naval surveillance ship entered Japanese territorial waters southwest of Hokkaido on Sunday, the Defense Ministry said.

The ship was sailing eastward in the Tsugaru Strait between the prefectures of Hokkaido and Aomori when it entered Japanese waters southwest off the island of Kojima at around 10:40 a.m. (1:40 a.m. GMT).

The ship left the waters at around 12:10 p.m. and went across the strait to the Pacific.

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WNU Editor: I had to do a double take on where exactly is the Tsugaru Strait that this Chinese intel ship passed through (see above image and the Wikipedia link here) .... and yes .... I was surprised on exactly where it is. The Chinese .... not surprising .... are telling the Japanese to take a hike .... China dismisses Japanese concerns about warship transiting Tsugaru Strait (Reuters). More here .... China says Japan has 'ulterior motives' to 'hype up' warship passage through disputed strait (RT)