Japan challenges China with submarine military exercise in South China Sea
2018-09-18 09:43:35 source：The South China Morning Post
September 17, 2018
A Japanese submarine joined a military exercise in the contested area of the South China Sea, in a move that could infuriate Beijing, which claims most of the disputed waters.
Japan’s participation is the latest challenge to China’s military build-up in Asia’s most strategic waterway.
In a rare announcement on Monday, the Japanese defence ministry confirmed the submarine Kuroshio, as well as the helicopter carrier Kaga and two other destroyers, the Inazuma and Suzutsuki, took part in an anti-submarine warfare exercise in the South China Sea on Thursday.
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