The report claims that in July 2024, Chinese ships fired at least two warning shots at a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer, the Suzutsuki, after it unknowingly ventured into Chinese territorial waters off the eastern province of Zhejiang.

Tokyo said the crew of its destroyer had failed to switch on a navigational system that displays maritime boundaries.

Chinese warships opened fire on a Japanese naval vessel after it strayed into contested waters in the East China Sea last year, a new report claims. The Chinese ships fired at least two warning shots at a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer in July 2024 after it had unknowingly strayed into Chinese territorial waters off of the eastern province of Zhejiang.