Chinese Song class submarine (Photo from Hyscience)Japan Concerned Over Chinese Submarines Near
Maritime Borders -- Space War
Maritime Borders -- Space War
Chinese submarines have recently increased their activity near Japan's maritime borders in the East China Sea, a Japanese military source said.
According to the source, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force detected the presence of a Chinese Han-class nuclear-powered submarine and a Song-class diesel attack submarine in the region as the U.S. George Washington nuclear aircraft carrier was heading to the South Korean port of Pusan on a friendly visit.
The USS George Washington is stationed at a U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, Japan.
The source said the Chinese submarines did not violate Japanese territorial waters, but described their activities as attempts "to gather data on noise signatures emitted by all automated systems of the U.S. aircraft carrier" and "some sort of intimidation."
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My Comment: China is flexing it muscles.