Chinese warship holds live-fire drills inside Japan’s economic waters for first time

Guardian International•Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 04:04 AM•2 min read

First episode of its kind in Japan comes as Chinese Navy and Philippine sailors clash in the South China Sea A Chinese missile destroyer fired live rounds for the first time inside Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) during a drill on Sunday, a day before Chinese and Philippine sailors clashed ...

Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/21/chinese-ship-opens-fire-japan-economic-zone-south-china-sea)

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