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Four Chinese warships passed the contiguous zone around Japans southwestern islands to enter the East China Sea on Dec. 10, the Defense Ministry said.
Two destroyers and two frigates were spotted between Yonagunijima and Iriomotejima islands around 5 a.m. that day, the ministry said.
The vessels appeared heading toward the disputed Senkaku Islands at 20 kph, but changed course to a northwesterly direction and left the contiguous zone around 10 a.m.
Shinsuke Sugiyama, director-general of the Foreign Ministrys Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, telephoned Han Zhiqiang, minister at the Chinese Embassy, and called for a calm response.
The flotilla was apparently on a return trip from a drill in the Pacific Ocean. The vessels passed between Okinawas main island and Miyakojima island on Nov. 28, the ministry said.
Chinese navy ships entered the East China Sea through the contiguous zone around Japans southwestern islands for the first time on Oct. 16. Seven ships were involved on that occasion.
Two destroyers and two frigates were spotted between Yonagunijima and Iriomotejima islands around 5 a.m. that day, the ministry said.
The vessels appeared heading toward the disputed Senkaku Islands at 20 kph, but changed course to a northwesterly direction and left the contiguous zone around 10 a.m.
Shinsuke Sugiyama, director-general of the Foreign Ministrys Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, telephoned Han Zhiqiang, minister at the Chinese Embassy, and called for a calm response.
The flotilla was apparently on a return trip from a drill in the Pacific Ocean. The vessels passed between Okinawas main island and Miyakojima island on Nov. 28, the ministry said.
Chinese navy ships entered the East China Sea through the contiguous zone around Japans southwestern islands for the first time on Oct. 16. Seven ships were involved on that occasion.