

China’s defense ministry said on Friday that China has lodged a strong protest with Japan after the Japanese destroyer DD-107 JS Ikazuchi transited the Taiwan Strait, calling the move "a deliberate provocation." Responding to a media query, Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, Spokesperson for China’s defense ministry, said the Japanese warship's passage sent a wrong signal to secessionist forces in Taiwan, and would only provoke stronger opposition from the Chinese people and reinforce China's resolve to counter provocations. "We urge the Japanese side to return to the right path, strictly abide by the one-China principle and the spirit of the four political documents between China and Japan," the spokesperson said. He added that the Chinese military remains on high alert and will take firm measures to counter any external interference. The Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command earlier the same day also denounced the transit of the Japanese destroyer. The Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command deployed navy and air force troops to track and monitor the vessel throughout the process, ensuring effective control of the situation, said a spokesperson for the command. The Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command's troops will remain on high alert at all times, and resolutely safeguard the country's sovereignty and security, as well as regional peace and stability, the spokesperson noted. #TaiwanStrait #Taiwan #PLA #EasternTheaterCommand #ChinaMilitary #ChinaMilBugle #JSIkazuchi #Japan #JapanSelfDefenseForces #JSDF #SelfDefenseForces #SDF #JapaneseMilitarism #Militarism #Japan #TakaichiSanae #Sanae #Takaichi #SanaeTakaichi


















































