Japan Lodges Complaint After Chinese Naval Vessel Violates Its Territorial Waters Off of Kyushu
It looks like the Chinese are now violating the territorial waters of Japan for spy purposes as well:
Tokyo lodged a diplomatic complaint with Beijing on Sunday after a Chinese navy vessel entered Japan’s territorial waters off the southern tip of its main islands, according to Japanese government statements.
A Shupang-class survey ship crossed the 12-mile territorial limit around Yakushima, an island 40 miles south of Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands, at approximately 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Japan’s Defense Ministry said in a statement that day.
The vessel remained for slightly less than two hours before exiting to the southwest of neighboring Kuchinoerabu island, the statement said.
The survey vessel’s intrusion was the first of the year by the Chinese navy, according to the Ministry of Defense website. Shupang-class survey vessels made five intrusions in 2022, according to the ministry.
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That’s a nice survey ship ya got there, Winnie. Be a shame if there was a fire ..
Don’t file a complaint, just torp it and don’t say a word. When they ask if you have seen their ship, politely offer find it, help rescue survivors or any salvage help they need.