Chinese Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan visits Japanese warship

Chinese Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan visits Japanese warship

YOKOSUKA, Japan - China's Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan (L) is saluted by Maritime Self-Defense Force members after touring the MSDF destroyer Takanami during a visit to the MSDF base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture on Aug. 31. The 4,650-ton warship, commissioned in 2003, is one of five Takanami-class destroyers deployed by the MSDF. Cao, the first Chinese defense minister to visit Japan since February 1998, is on a five-day trip to Japan through Sept. 2. (Kyodo)

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