TOKYO, Aug. 5 -- Joint Staff issued the following press release:

A Chinese Navy vessel sailed through waters in Japan's southwest.

At around 7:00 a.m., Friday, August 1, 2025, JMSDF spotted PLAN Dongdiao-class AGI 1 (hull number 791) sailing northward in the waters approximately 120 km east of Miyako-jima Island. The PLAN AGI continued to sail northwestward through the waters between Okinawa Main Island and Miyako-jima Island into the East China Sea. 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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