3 PLA warships sailed past Japan amid row over Sanae Takaichi’s Taiwan comments

Beijing sent a Type 055 destroyer fleet to the south of Japan on Tuesday, just days after comments made by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi about Taiwan drew a strong reaction from Beijing, according to Tokyo.
Japan’s defence ministry said on Wednesday that three Chinese ships, including a Type 055 destroyer, had passed through waters south of Kagoshima on Kyushu island on Tuesday before travelling through the Osumi Strait into the Pacific Ocean.
According to the ministry, the three ships… South China Morning Post

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