On August 10, Japan suddenly brought up the incident of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Asagiri destroyer entering Chinese territorial waters. At that time, the People's Liberation Army announced a no-sailing zone around the coastal area of Zhejiang Province for live-fire exercises. However, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Asagiri destroyer suddenly entered Chinese territorial waters, which led to a risk of misjudgment of fire. The Asagiri is the third ship of the Akizuki-class destroyers of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, with a displacement of 6,800 tons. It is reported that the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Asagiri destroyer was sailing in the Chinese territorial waters near Zhejiang Province, 12 nautical miles away. China has repeatedly warned the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Asagiri destroyer to leave, but instead, it accelerated into Chinese territorial waters.
At that time, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Asagiri missile destroyer not only entered Chinese territorial waters but also intruded into the exercise area of the People's Liberation Army, affecting and threatening the exercises of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. We have many ways to counter the provocation of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. Two artillery shots are just one of them. Obviously, if the Asagiri destroyer does not leave, it will be directly sunk by the 76mm naval gun on the Chinese Navy's 054A frigate!
Facing the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force warship that refused to heed warnings and entered the territorial waters, the Chinese Navy conducted live-fire warning shots, and after that, did not publicize it, which was already a great restraint. A few years ago, the Chinese Air Force also locked down the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets in the East China Sea airspace, forcing them to launch chaff bombs and escape. The captain of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Asagiri destroyer had ill intentions, intentionally provoking, trying to cause a Sino-Japanese conflict. The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Asagiri destroyer was in Chinese territorial waters and stayed for 20 minutes, which was normal to be fired upon and driven away because generally, even within the exclusive economic zone, they would be verbally driven away. The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Asagiri destroyer deliberately did so. After the first shell warning, it still dared to continue moving towards our side, and it could not have failed to receive multiple radio warnings from our side. The captain of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Asagiri destroyer was taking a gamble, believing that we would not dare to open fire.
After being hit by the second shell warning, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Asagiri destroyer realized that the next shot would really hit, and then it ran away in a hurry. At that time, there were reports that the Chinese Navy's 054A frigate participated in intercepting and driving away the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Asagiri destroyer. It is likely that the captain of the Japanese destroyer wanted to act recklessly, but in the end, he was scared. Now, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force has no such courage to act recklessly.
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