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Japan Protests Chinese Destroyer’s Live-fire Drill Near Disputed Reef

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A People’s Liberation Army Navy destroyer conducted a small caliber live-fire drill on Sunday within Japan’s Exclusive Economic Zone near Okinotori Island, the archipelago country’s southernmost island. Japan Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi revealed the live firing during his keynote address at th

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Japan Protests Chinese Destroyer’s Live-fire Drill Near Disputed Reef

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