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Japan's NHK reporting that the Japanese Self-Defense Forces have confirmed that it has lost track of one of its helicopters near the island of Miyakojima in the far southwestern prefecture of Okinawa. The helicopter was carrying 10 crew and according to Kyodo News was conducting aerial reconnaissance. Wires also reporting NHK comments stating that 'Japan says it spotted Chinese spy ship close to its Miyako Island on Wednesday' and 'Japan says it spotted Chinese frigate between its Yonaguni Island and Taiwan moving into East China Sea from Pacific Ocean on Wednesday.'
- Miyako Island sits as part of the Ryukyu Island chain in the Okinawa prefecture. It sits less than 500km from Taiwan, and as can be seen from the map below is a relatively short distance from the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands.
- Newsweek reports that over the weekend a Chinese ship engaged in a record-long 80hr deployment to the islands despite what was seen as an improvement in diplomatic relations between China and Japan in recent weeks following a meeting between foreign ministers Yoshimasa Hayashi and Qin Gang in Beijing over the weekend. The two sides have also set up a military hotline between the two nation's defence ministries in order to avoid confrontation or miscalculation.
Map of Miyako Island and Surrounds
Source: CSIS, AMTI
Why MNI
MNI is the leading provider
of intelligence and analysis on the Global Fixed Income, Foreign Exchange and Energy markets. We use an innovative combination of real-time analysis, deep fundamental research and journalism to provide unique and actionable insights for traders and investors. Our "All signal, no noise" approach drives an intelligence service that is succinct and timely, which is highly regarded by our time constrained client base.Our Head Office is in London with offices in Chicago, Washington and Beijing, as well as an on the ground presence in other major financial centres across the world.
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