On August 10, 2025, local time, major Japanese media suddenly started to hype up old news and disclosed it for the first time: the Japanese Self-Defense Forces' ship "Shizukana" was subjected to two warning shots by Chinese naval warships in July 2024 when it entered Chinese territorial waters. According to information from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, the shells fired by the Chinese navy landed near the "Shizukana" destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, creating large water columns right next to the ship. The Japanese Self-Defense Forces' "Shizukana" destroyer was warned by the Chinese navy (the report said it was a Chinese naval 054A frigate) and immediately turned around and fled the Chinese territorial waters. Subsequently, the Japanese Self-Defense Forces explained that the incident was due to the captain of the "Shizukana" destroyer, who had not clearly checked the nautical chart and mistakenly entered the Chinese territorial waters, causing this big trouble. It is reported that the captain of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces' "Shizukana" destroyer was dismissed.

Screen capture of a report by the Ryukyu Islands media about the Japanese Self-Defense Forces' "Shizukana" destroyer being warned with gunfire by China

Since 2011, Sino-Japanese maritime confrontations have occurred, but this is the first time that a warning shooting has taken place. How could it just be a mistake in the map? At that time, the Japanese Self-Defense Forces' "Shizukana" destroyer lost contact with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force command center directly. After returning to port, the crew on board was immediately dealt with by the Japanese Self-Defense Forces' military police.

The previous captain of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces' "Shizukana" destroyer had serious problems

It seems that the two shells fired by the Chinese navy's warship woke up the captain of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces' "Shizukana" destroyer. He clearly knew the consequences if he continued to enter Chinese territorial waters, and the Chinese navy could actually sink the ship! We were almost able to see the 76mm naval gun of the Chinese naval 054A frigate firing at the maximum rate, turning the Japanese Self-Defense Forces' "Shizukana" destroyer into a sieve. If the Japanese Self-Defense Forces' "Shizukana" destroyer faced the Chinese naval 052D destroyer or the modern-class destroyer, with its 130mm naval gun firing, it would definitely sink the "Shizukana" destroyer within five minutes. Normally, two warning shots are sufficient, and further actions would not involve cross-firing.

The Japanese "Shizukana" destroyer almost caused a clash between China and Japan

It is estimated that after firing two rounds, the Chinese naval warship had already prepared to open fire fully and sink the Japanese Self-Defense Forces' "Shizukana" destroyer. We must have used all warning measures before opening fire, and the Japanese Self-Defense Forces' "Shizukana" destroyer did not listen to the warnings, so we opened fire as a warning. There is even a suspicion that the J-16 heavy fighter jet or the Fei豹 combat bomber had arrived on the scene.

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force still feels uneasy about the "Shizukana" destroyer being shelled in 2024

Previously, the Japanese side explained that the "Shizukana" destroyer had not turned on the boundary line switch on its electronic map, implying that Japan intended to sail its warships close to the Chinese coast. In this peaceful era, relations between countries are relatively calm, and warning shots against foreign warships and aircraft entering the edge of territorial waters and airspace are serious diplomatic incidents. Generally, they will not directly open fire to shoot down, but instead use diplomatic protests after warning and driving them away. However, if they come again, they may be shot down or sunk.

If the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's "Shizukana" destroyer continues to enter, the 054A frigate and 052D destroyer will definitely turn the Japanese ship into a mess

The "Shizukana" destroyer incident was a case of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces' captain acting independently, but the Japanese Self-Defense Forces cannot openly admit this. They can only find a technical excuse. According to the statement of the Chinese government, the baseline of the territorial sea of mainland China and its coastal islands consists of straight lines connecting the various base points on the land along the coast and the outer edges of the islands on the coastal area. The waters extending 12 nautical miles from the baseline are the territorial seas of China. The fact that the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's "Shizukana" destroyer entered the Chinese territorial waters indicates that its location was less than 20 kilometers from the Chinese coastline, and even closer, it could be seen with the naked eye. At this point, it was necessary to warn with shellfire. If that didn't work, it was indeed necessary to open fire and sink it.

The 76mm naval gun of the 054A frigate was almost ready for its first real combat

The Japanese Self-Defense Forces' ships have not entered Chinese territorial waters for 80 years. Except for this incident, the closest the Japanese ships came to Chinese territorial waters was in 1996, when they were 80 kilometers away from Shanghai. Now, looking back, the captain of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces' "Shizukana" missile destroyer took the lives of 100 Japanese Self-Defense Forces personnel on board as a bet to invade Chinese territorial waters and planned to provoke a conflict. If the new captain of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces' "Shizukana" destroyer still doesn't know how to read nautical charts, we will send him off with one shot, saving us the trouble of "punishment."

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