Japan fires missiles, sinks warship during drills; China rebukes
Tokyo launched surface-to-ship missiles and sank a decommissioned warship in waters between the Philippines and Taiwan during large exercises with U.S. forces, prompting a protest from Beijing.
Japan fired surface-to-ship missiles and sank an old warship in waters between the Philippines and Taiwan as part of major military exercises that include U.S. forces. The actions drew a rebuke from China, which expressed anger over the drills.