TOKYO, June 20 -- Joint Staff issued the following press release:

At around 4:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 10, 2025, JMSDF spotted a PLAN Dongdiao-class AGI (hull number 794) sailing eastward in the waters approximately 60 km west of Kuchinoerabu-jima Island

The PLAN AGI continued to sail eastward through Osumi Strait into the Pacific Ocean.

JMSDF assets monitored the activities of the vessel.

ABBREVIATIONS JMSDF: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force PLAN: People's Liberation Army Navy (China) AGI: Auxiliary General Intelligence

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