Chinese warships tailed after by Japanese ships and planes again

Seen in the picture are the three Chinese warships photographed by the Janpanese planes and ships. Three warships of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) were again tailed after, photographed and filmed by the planes and ships of the Japan Self Defense Forces (JSDF) while sailing through the open sea area of the Osumi Strait on their return voyage to China on June 22, 2014.

The Asayuki frigate and P-3C anti-submarine warfare aircraft of the the Japan Self Defense Forces (JSDF) confirmed that two missile frigates and one comprehensive ship of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) were located at the sea area about 110 kilometers to the east of Tanegashima Island and sailed from the Pacific Ocean to the East China Sea at about 02:00 on June 22, 2014, Beijing time, according to an announcement on the website of the Joint Staff Office of Japan's Ministry of Defense on June 22, 2014. The Japanese ships and planes confirmed subsequently that the three Chinese warships sailed through the Osumi Strait on their return voyage to China.

This is the second time for the Chinese ships to navigate in the strait since August last year, according to the report of Kyodo News on June 22, 2014. According to international law, there is no problem for Chinese ships to navigate in the Osumi Strait since it is an international strait.

The three Chinese warships sailed through the open sea between the Okinawa Island and the Miyako Island towards the Pacific Ocean on June 7, 2014 and they were probably on their return voyage to China via the Osumi Strait on June 22, 2014 after completing training in the Pacific Ocean, according to the Japan Ministry of Defense.

The Japanese side has been tracking, monitoring and interfering with the Chinese ships and planes in close range for a long time, which has endangered the Chinese ships and planes and is the root cause of sea and air security problems between China and Japan.

However, the Japanese side does not realize the risk of its behavior. Instead, it plays the trick of a thief crying "Stop thief", makes unfounded countercharges, and plays up the "China threat" fallacy.

The Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China (PRC) has admonished the Japanese side repeatedly, solemnly requesting the Japanese side to stop all behaviors that interfere with the normal military activities of China and make sure that such similar incidents will not happen again. Otherwise, all consequences arising out of this will be undertaken by the Japanese side. The Chinese side reserves the right to take further measures.