A Chinese navy guided-missile destroyer trained with live machine-gun fire inside Japan’s exclusive economic zone, the first such incident acknowledged by Japan’s Defense Ministry.
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A Chinese navy guided-missile destroyer trained with live machine-gun fire inside Japan’s exclusive economic zone, the first such incident acknowledged by Japan’s Defense Ministry.
For decades, China’s maritime pressure on Taiwan centered on the major shipping strait separating the two neighbors. Now, Beijing is piling unprecedented pressure on its Pacific coast — a vital lifeline with U.S. allies.
It was the first regular port call in nearly nine months during a patrol that included 208 consecutive days at sea, 200 days in a combat zone and concerns about…