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Japanese submarine conducts first drills in South China Sea A Japanese submarine joined a naval drill in the South China Sea for the first time, the Ministry of Defence said on Monday, in an escalation of Japanese activity in the disputed waterway claimed by China and others. The Maritime Self Defense Force submarine Kuroshio conducted a naval exercise on Thursday with other Japanese warships in the South China Sea, including the Kaga helicopter carrier, which is on a two-month tour of Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean, a Ministry of Defence spokesman said. She said it was the first time a Japanese submarine had conducted drills there, confirming an earlier report in the Asahi newspaper. The exercise, which involved the submarine trying to evade detection, was conducted away from island bases constructed by China to push its claims in the strategic sea. However, it could still anger Beijing because submarines represent a greater potential menace to shipping than surface vessels. It came after a British Royal Navy amphibious assault ship, HMS Albion, sailed close to islands claimed by China in the South China Sea late last month to exercise “freedom of navigation” rights. Britain’s first such operation prompted a strong protest from China, which sent aircraft and a naval vessel to meet the British ship. The U.S. Navy has conducted similar operations in the South China Sea. Washington has said it would like to see more countries challenge Beijing in the South China Sea, through which some $3 trillion of ship-borne trade passes each year. Foreign aircraft and vessels in the region are routinely challenged by Chinese naval ships and monitoring stations on the fortified islands, sources have said previously. Beijing insists its intentions in the South China Sea are peaceful. Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam also have territorial claims in the area. In a separate announcement, the defence ministry said the Kuroshio, with a crew of 80, would make a five-day port visit to Vietnam’s strategic naval base at Cam Ranh Bay from Monday. The Kootneeti Indo-Pacific Team The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Kootneeti Team
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दक्षिण चिनियाँ सागरमा चीनकाे एकलाैटी दाबी गैरकानुनी : अमेरिकी विदेशमन्त्री अमेरिकी विदेशमन्त्री माइक पोम्पियोले दक्षिण चिनियाँ सागरमा चीनकाे एकलाैटी दाबी गैरकानुनी रहेको बताएका छन्। विवादित जल क्षेत्र नियन्त्रित गर्ने चीनको आक्रामक अभियान गलत रहेको उनको भनाइ छ। चीन दक्षिण चिनियाँ सागरको ठूलो भाग आफ्नो रहेको दाबी गरिरहेको छ। त्यहाँ द्वीपमा सैन्य अड्डा बसाइरहेको छ। तर यी द्वीप र समुन्द्री चट्टानमा ताइवान, फिलिपिन्स, ब्रुनेई, मलेसिया र भेतनाम पनि दाबी गर्दै आएका छन्। दक्षिण चीन सागरको यो क्षेत्रको नियन्त्रणलाई लिएर ती देशबीच सदियौंदेखि विवाद चलिरहेको छ। तर पछिल्ला वर्षहरुमा तनाव बढ्दो छ। नाइन-ड्यास-लाइन नामबाट चिनिने इलाकामा चीन आफ्नो दाबी पेश गरिरहेको छ। पोम्पियोले सोमबार दक्षिण चीन सागरमा विवादित स्पार्टली द्वीपमा चिनियाँ दाबीको विरोध गरेका हुन्।