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Japan sends submarines to support Taiwan in East China Sea

A JS Taigei (SS-513) submarine from Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force takes part in the 70th International Fleet Review at Sagami Bay in Kanagawa-Prefecture, Japan, on 6 November 2022. © Keizo Mori/UPI/MaxPPP

Taiwanese military intelligence has asked its Japanese counterpart for support to strengthen its submarine surveillance capacities. It has three possible scenarios of confrontation with Beijing in mind. [...]

Published on 13/12/2023 at 04:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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