A Fleet Of Chinese And Russian Warships Are Circling Japan

A map the Japanese Ministry of Defense released showing the movement of a group of Chinese and Russian naval vessels since it passed through the Tsugaru Strait on Oct. 18, 2021. Japan MOD 

 

Warzone/The Drive: Armada Of 10 Chinese And Russian Warships Is Sailing Around Japan 

The joint patrol first passed through a 12-mile-wide strait between Japan's main islands in an already significant show of force. 

A group of 10 Chinese and Russian naval vessels is conducting a joint patrol along a route that increasingly suggests it might take them all the way around Japan's Home Islands. Even if none of these ships ultimately sail a full loop around the Japanese archipelago, this operation is still a significant display of the ability of these two navies to work together. This all follows a number of major maritime exercises in the Pacific involving the U.S. Navy and its allies and partners — including Japan — this year, as well as multiple instances in which Chinese and Russian naval forces have separately operated unusually close to American territory. 

The Japanese Ministry of Defense announced today that it had monitored the Chinese and Russian ships passing west between Smith Island and the island of Torishima, an area situated some 300 miles south of the Home Island of Honshu. The vessels first entered the Pacific Ocean, traveling east through the Tsugaru Strait that separates Honshu and the Home Island of Hokkaido to the north, on Oct. 18, 2021.  

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WNU Editor: Talk about sending a message to Japan. 

China's media is boasting what this fleet is doing .... Chinese, Russian warships circle around Japan; base of US provocations within reach (Global Times).