TOKYO -- Chinese military vessels sailed through waters around Japan's southwestern islands 68 times in 2024, more than triple the number of such incidents in 2021, Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Friday.
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The Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning sails through the Miyako Strait near Okinawa in 2021. (Joint Staff Office of Japanese Ministry of Defense via Reuters)
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