Japan, a key NATO member in the Indo-Pacific region, has detected the presence of Russian and Chinese warships, operating near its territorial waters. These incidents have occurred While Japan and the United States developed joint maneuvers, what has caught attention, as stated .
Japanese authorities confirmed that a Russian ship, known as Kurily and dedicated to the collection of naval intelligence, has been sailing along the east coast of the island of Honshu since the beginning of September. The ship, which crossed the Pacific Ocean through the Strait of Tsugou, has followed a route to the south, approaching the islands of southwest Japan in recent days.
At the same time, there has been the passage of four Chinese war ships through the Miyako Strait, a crucial route that Connect the Eastern China Sea with the Philippines Sea. Among the Chinese ships detected are two destroyers, the CNS Suzhou and the CNS Dazhou, in addition to the CNS Huanggang frigate and the CNS Chahu repayment ship. The Dazhou returned to the Eastern China Sea after the Strait of Miyako crossed.
These movements coincide with the intensification of military relations between Russia and China, which have increased their joint exercises in the Pacific area. Japan, as part of the “First island chain”, A strategic defensive system that seeks to contain possible aggressions in the region, is in the center of these tensions. The country has been forced to deploy both ships and aircraft to closely monitor the naval activities of Russia and China.
The Japan Ministry of Defense has expressed concern before the growing Russian military presence in the region. In his report, it was stressed that Russia continues to send high -tech equipment to the Far East, which reinforces concern about security in the vicinity of Japan.
For its part, China has responded to the actions of Japan, accusing the country to harass its naval and aerial forces. The spokesman of the Chinese Ministry of Defense, Colonel Wu Qian, has previously declared that the monitoring maneuvers by Japan could generate unforeseen incidents in international waters.
