US EditionChinese Aircraft Carrier Enters Japan's Economic Waters, Says Tokyo
- Over the weekend of June 7-8, 2025, the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning and three naval vessels sailed within 300 kilometers southwest of Japan's Minamitori Island in the Pacific Ocean.
- This incursion followed China’s expanding naval power and its efforts to enhance operational capabilities in distant waters, with officials citing routine training as the reason.
- The group conducted takeoffs and landings with fighter jets and helicopters on Sunday, marking the first time a Chinese carrier was observed east of Japan’s second island chain within its exclusive economic zone.
- Japan’s chief cabinet secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said on June 9 that the government had conveyed an appropriate message to China, while Japan deployed the warship Haguro to monitor the activity.
- This event underscores China's rising challenge to regional maritime powers and signals increased naval presence near Japan’s economic waters, prompting closer surveillance by Tokyo and its allies.
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Chinese Foreign Ministry responds to Japanese claim on aircraft carrier Liaoning's activities near Japan
At the regular press conference of the Chinese Foreign Ministry hosted by spokesperson Lin Jian on Monday, a reporter from a Japanese media raised a question for China’s response about the Japanese government confirming the activities of the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning in the Pacific waters near Japan.
A Chinese aircraft carrier formation appeared in the waters near one of Japan's easternmost Pacific islands this weekend, causing great concern in Japan. The U.S. Department of Defense told VOA on Monday (June 9) that countries have the right to safely exercise freedom of navigation in international waters in accordance with international law, and the United States will continue to closely monitor relevant activities and maintain close coordinat…
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