Japan warship asserts right to sail through Taiwan Strait

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 26, 2024 1:17 pm

TOKYO, Japan — A Japanese warship cruised through the Taiwan Strait for the first time to assert its freedom of navigation, local media said Thursday, a week after a Chinese aircraft carrier sailed between two Japanese islands near Taiwan.

Japan's top government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi declined to comment on the reports at a regular briefing because they concern military operations.

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