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China said it monitored a Japanese warship’s transit in the Taiwan Strait. File
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China said it monitored a Japanese warship’s transit in the Taiwan Strait on Friday (April 17, 2026), calling the move “a deliberate provocation” as Beijing’s ties with Tokyo remain fraught.
Japanese destroyer JS Ikazuchi transited the Taiwan Strait from 4:02 a.m. (2002 GMT) to 5:50 p.m. (0950 GMT), and the Chinese military’s naval and air forces tracked and monitored the vessel throughout the process, a Chinese military spokesperson said in a statement.
Published – April 17, 2026 09:50 pm IST
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China calls passage of Japanese warship through Taiwan Strait a ‘provocation’
