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Story summary
- On April 22, 2026, China reported its naval vessels, including a destroyer, passed through the Yonaguni-Iriomote Waterway after training in the Western Pacific.
- The transit followed Japan's deployment of a destroyer through the Taiwan Strait, which China deemed a provocation.
- China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and has reacted to naval movements, while Japan plans to deploy a missile unit on an island that China condemned as dangerous.
