File photo of a flag of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force and escort ships Kurama and Hyuga off Sagami Bay, Kanagawa prefecture. Photo: AFP
File photo of a flag of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force and escort ships Kurama and Hyuga off Sagami Bay, Kanagawa prefecture. Photo: AFP
Defence
Asia /  East Asia

Japan mulls sending navy vessels to Chinese fleet review next year as tensions thaw

  • Proposed visit in April would be the first to China by Maritime Self-Defence Force ships since December 2011

Kyodo
Kyodo

Updated: 12:14am, 17 Apr, 2019

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File photo of a flag of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force and escort ships Kurama and Hyuga off Sagami Bay, Kanagawa prefecture. Photo: AFP
File photo of a flag of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force and escort ships Kurama and Hyuga off Sagami Bay, Kanagawa prefecture. Photo: AFP
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