Chinese Military Holds Joint Drills in East China Sea After Japanese Warship Transit

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducted joint combat readiness patrols in the East China Sea, involving both naval and air forces. The drills followed the transit of a Japanese destroyer through the Taiwan Strait, which the PLA monitored throughout. CCTV footage also showed a PLA guided-missile frigate driving away a foreign vessel after a 20-hour standoff. The PLA stated it effectively controlled the passage of the Japanese destroyer.