Replicating its well-known salami-slicing tactic, China is steadily expanding its military activities around the disputed islands located in the East China Sea between Japan and China, escalating the level of military tensions on sea border.
Most recently, the Joint Staff Office of the Japanese Defense Ministry announced on May 25 that the Liaoning aircraft carrier of China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) sailed in the East China Sea off the coast of the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, along with two Type 052D Luyang III-class destroyers – dubbed the “Chinese Aegis” – and two Type 054A Jiangkai II–class guided-missile frigates.
The islands, which are known as the Diaoyu in China, are administered by Japan but claimed by China and Taiwan.
On May 27, the JSO said that the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has confirmed that fighter jets and helicopters aboard the Liao
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