[국제]Sino-Russian warships, this time on the Senkaku Islands ‘armed protest’…Ukraine war, ‘aftermath’ in East Asia

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Chinese and Russian warships sailed close to the Senkaku Islands, an island in dispute between China and Japan, on the same day (the 4th).

It is an ‘armed demonstration’ against Japan, and Japan is using it as an opportunity to increase its military power.

Correspondent Kang Seong-woong reports from Beijing.

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At 7:05 a.m. on Monday, a small Russian destroyer approached the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.

Although the Senkaku Islands are effectively controlled by Japan, it is a disputed area that China also claims to be its territory.

The Russian warship entered the territorial waters around the island, and 39 minutes later, a Chinese destroyer followed.

Chinese media interpreted the warship as a warning to Japan as the warship entered the accession waters around the island.

It is said that the protests began as an intimidation force after Japan imposed sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine.

Japan protested, but China dismissed the claim that the island was not Japanese territory and had no right to step forward.

[자오리젠 / 중국 외교부 대변인 : 댜오위다오와 그 부속 도서들은 중국의 고유 영토입니다. 중국 함정의 인근 해역 활동은 정당하고 일본 측은 왈가왈부할 수 없습니다.]

Earlier last month, Russian and Chinese warships each sailed around the Japanese archipelago and threatened Japan.

At the end of May, bombers from both China and Russia entered Korea’s air defense identification zone near Dokdo without permission.

Immediately after President Biden’s trip to Korea and Japan, he launched armed protests against U.S. allies, South Korea and Japan.

The Japanese government has solidified its policy of increasing military power and is using external threats as an opportunity to become a military powerhouse.

In Northeast Asia, which already has North Korea’s nuclear problem, the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is also exacerbating the instability.

This is Sungwoong Kang from YTN in Beijing.

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