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Indo-Pacific: Japan sends warship through the Taiwan Strait for the first time

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Published: September 27th, 2024,
Last updated: September 27th, 2024

The Japanese destroyer „Sazanami“ – archive image from 2014

Japan has sent a warship through the Taiwan Strait for the first time. The destroyer „Sazanami“ crossed the sea route between the island of Taiwan and the Chinese mainland on Wednesday, according to the Japanese news agency Kyodo. Last week, the Chinese aircraft carrier „Liaoning“ sailed through the waters between two Japanese islands near Taiwan for the first time. Tokyo declared the maneuver, which took place 24 nautical miles off its coast, „completely unacceptable.“

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