The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan MSDF destroyer sailed Taiwan Strait in Feb., 1st since Sept.TOKYO - A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer sailed through the Taiwan Strait in early February in a challenge to China's military assertiveness in the area, a Japanese government source said Saturday.The destroyer Akizuki navigated the waterway between China and Taiwan, a self-ruled island claimed by Beijing, after taking part in a joint drill on Feb. 5 with U.S., Australian and Philippine vessels in the South China Sea.---------…READ FULL ARTICLE
