Chinese analysts said the move sent a
warning to Japanese right-wing forces
and Taiwan secessionists, at a time when
the two have been colluding to sabotage
peace and stability in the region. The japan maritime self-defense force
spotted a PLA navy flotilla consisting
of the type-052d
destroyer Zabow and the sovremony class
destroyer Hangzhou as they sailed
through the Miyako strait which is
between Okinawa Island and Miyako island
and then headed south into the pacific
ocean on September 3rd.
According to a
press release from japan's ministry of
defense joint staff on Wednesday, on Sunday these warships joined up with
the type 052 destroyer Guangzhou and
sailed north through the waters between
islands of Taiwan and Yonaguni island
returning to the east china sea the
Japanese press release said.
while japan claimed to have deployed
forces to monitor the Chinese naval
movements the Japanese forces failed to
obtain a photo of the hong zhou or Zhengzhou. Another PLA naval flotilla sailed
through the Miyako straits but it
returned by the same route on August 26.
According to press releases by japan's
ministry of defense joint staff at the
time Japanese defense minister Nobuo Kishi
claimed in an interview with the
Mainichi Shimbun on Tuesday that japan
could not stay outside developments in
Taiwan as both shared universal values
such as freedom and democracy, Taiwan
news reported on the day.
Japan's latest defense white paper
released in July for the first time
mentioned stability in the Taiwan
straits, claiming it is threatened by
increasing military pressure from the
Chinese mainland. The white paper also said that
stabilizing the situation surrounding
Taiwan is important for japan's security
and the stability of the international
community.
Analysts said that Japan is using the
Taiwan question to normalize its
military deregulation and break its
pacifist constitution, while also sending
a wrong signal to Taiwan secessionists
who are encouraged to make more
provocative moves.
The PLA warships displayed china's
determination and capability to
countries like Japan and the US which
attempt to interfere in the Taiwan
question.
Shu Guangyu a senior advisor to
the china arms control and disarmament
association told the Global Times on
Thursday, the moves will help safeguard peace and
stability in the region by deterring
Japanese right-wing forces and Taiwan
secessionists.
Shu said, in the meantime, china does not need to
regard japan as so important that it
reacts to every provocation militarily
since Japanese authorities have their
own agenda like the election. Shu said
noting that the PLA should develop at
its own pace.
On Sunday the day that the three PLA warships returned to the east china sea
from the east of the island of taiwan. 19 PLA aircraft most of them fighter jets
and bombers entered taiwan's
self-proclaimed southwest air defense
identification zone, the island's defense
authorities said in a press release that
day.
