Japanese destroyer illegally entered Chinese territorial waters; the vessel was warned with signal flares but did not fire.

Asahi Shimbun reported "exclusively" yesterday that when the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's 117 "Suzukaze" destroyer illegally entered Chinese territorial waters in July last year, Chinese warships used handheld signal guns to fire multiple signal flares as a warning, not by firing naval cannons.

However, the electronic nautical chart of the "Suzukaze" did not show Chinese territorial waters, and it continued to sail within Chinese territorial waters. After receiving the warning, the 117 "Suzukaze" destroyer adjusted its course and left Chinese territorial waters. A Japanese defense ministry officer testified that "this is a dangerous situation that could lead to accidental conflict," and several Japanese media outlets have sensationalized it, claiming that Chinese naval cannons fired at the 117 "Suzukaze" destroyer.

Figure two shows the data of firing signal flares.

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