China holds live-fire naval drill in Japan's claimed EEZ, Tokyo protests
China carried out a live-fire naval exercise within waters that Japan claims as its exclusive economic zone. Tokyo filed a formal diplomatic protest, raising concerns over navigational safety in the area. Beijing rejected the protest, challenging the legal validity of Japan's EEZ claim over the region. The drill is seen as part of deepening military cooperation between China and Russia. The episode has reignited a longstanding territorial dispute over the status of Okinotorishima.
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