MSDF ship leaves for historic China call

MSDF ship leaves for historic China call

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Sazanami leaves Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, on June 19 for Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, in southern China, as part of a bilateral defense exchange in the first visit to China by uniformed Self-Defense Force personnel. (Kyodo)

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