Japan destroyer sails through Taiwan Strait after China jet approach

Japan destroyer sails through Taiwan Strait after China jet approach Japan destroyer sails through Taiwan Strait after China jet approach

TOKYO — A Japanese warship passed through the Taiwan Strait just days after Chinese fighter jets flew dangerously close to a Japanese plane over the Pacific Ocean, it was learned Thursday.

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Takanami made its way through the strait on June 12. It participated in a joint exercise with the Philippine Navy in the South China Sea on Saturday.