Chinese warships tailed after by Japanese ships and planes again

The Asayuki frigate and P-3C anti-submarine warfare aircraft of the the Japan Self Defense Forces (JSDF) confirmed that two missile frigates and one comprehensive ship of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) were located at the sea area about 110 kilometers to the east of Tanegashima Island and sailed from the Pacific Ocean to the East China Sea at about 02:00 on June 22, 2014, Beijing time, according to an announcement on the website of the Joint Staff Office of Japan's Ministry of Defense on June 22, 2014.

The Japanese ships and planes confirmed subsequently that the three Chinese warships sailed through the Osumi Strait on their return voyage to China.

This is the second time for the Chinese ships to navigate in the strait since August last year, according to the report of Kyodo News on June 22, 2014. According to international law, there is no problem for Chinese ships to navigate in the Osumi Strait since it is an international strait.

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