On the afternoon of the 16th, it was confirmed that six ships, including an aircraft carrier of the Chinese Navy, passed between the main island of Okinawa and Miyako Island and left the East China Sea to the Pacific Ocean.
It was the first time a Chinese aircraft carrier had passed through this area since May this year, and the Ministry of Defense is analyzing the purpose of the navigation and continuing vigilance and surveillance.
According to the Ministry of Defense, on the afternoon of the 16th, a total of six ships, including the Chinese Navy's aircraft carrier "Liaoning", passed through the waters between the main island of Okinawa and Miyako Island, and the Maritime Self-Defense Force confirmed that it went out from the East China Sea to the Pacific Ocean.
This is the 12th time that a Chinese aircraft carrier has passed through this area since May, and it has not intruded into its territorial waters.
The six ships include two of the latest missile destroyers and a combat support ship that can supply fuel, etc. According to Ministry of Defense officials, there is a possibility that they will be deployed to the Pacific Ocean for a certain period of time for training. There is.
After the Chinese aircraft carrier went out to the Pacific at the same time last year, it was confirmed that fighter planes and helicopters repeatedly took off and landed. .