Source: South China Morning Post [Hong Kong state media]
“Five ships transited Tsushima Strait and were tracked heading northeast after China warned of strong response to ‘neo-militarism.’ As Tokyo was completing the deployment on Tuesday of its two Type 25 missiles targeting China, a Chinese naval fleet entered the Sea of Japan, while bilateral tensions continued to escalate. China has strongly protested the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force’s addition of the newly designated Type 25 long-range surface-to-ship guided (SSM) missile and hypervelocity gliding projectiles (HGP).” (04/01/26)