Japan has no plans to send SDF to U.S. missions in S. China Sea

Japan has no plans to send SDF to U.S. missions in S. China Sea

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga speaks at a regular press briefing in Tokyo on Nov. 20, 2015. Japan has no plans for its Self-Defense Forces to take part in U.S. freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea, though Tokyo supports such missions aimed at curbing Beijing's assertive territorial claims in disputed waters, Suga said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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