China, Russia navy ships jointly sail through Japan strait. Chinese, Russian warships pass through Tsugaru Strait for 1st time

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China, Russia navy ships jointly sail through Japan strait​

Oct 18, 2021 | 9:27 PM

TOKYO (Reuters) – A group of 10 military vessels from China and Russia sailed through a narrow strait separating Japan’s main island and its northern island of Hokkaido on Monday, the Japanese defence ministry said on Tuesday.

It was the first time Japan, which closely monitors military exercises in its region, has confirmed the passage of Chinese and Russian naval vessels sailing together through the Tsugaru Strait, which separates the Sea of Japan from the Pacific.

The Tsugaru Strait is an international strait which is open to foreign ships, including military vessels.

“No violation of territorial waters has taken place, and no international rule has been ignored,” a Defence Ministry spokesperson said.

Russia and China held joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan as part of naval cooperation between the two countries from Oct. 14-17 involving warships and support vessels from Russia’s Pacific Fleet.

Moscow and Beijing have cultivated closer military and diplomatic ties in recent years at a time when their relations with the West have soured.

China, Russia navy ships jointly sail through Japan strait

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Chinese, Russian warships pass through Tsugaru Strait for 1st time​

October 19, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)

The Ministry of Defense in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward. (Mainichi/Masahiro Ogawa)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Chinese and Russian naval vessels on Monday passed together through the Tsugaru Strait, located between Japan's main island of Honshu and Hokkaido to the north, for unknown reasons, the Defense Ministry said.


It is the first time the Japanese ministry has confirmed Chinese and Russian warships going through the strait, with its narrowest point only 18.7 kilometers.

A total of 10 vessels belonging to their navies sailed from the Sea of Japan to the Pacific Ocean, the ministry said, adding Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force found destroyers and frigates at around 8 a.m. in waters about 110 km southwest of Okushiri Island in Hokkaido.

The narrow strait is nonterritorial and used for international navigation so the passage of foreign ships will not be unlawful. But the ministry said it is analyzing the two countries' intent.

China and Russia conducted a joint naval drill in the Sea of Japan this month and it is possible that some of the vessels were part of the exercise.

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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Chinese and Russian naval vessels on Monday passed together through the Tsugaru Strait, located between Japan's main island of Honshu

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Tsugaru Strait​

 

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The China-Russia joint naval exercise, Joint Sea-2021​

 

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China and Russia united: Their warship sails through the straits of Japan and shows off its might​