Japanese carrier drills with British warship heading to contested South China Sea
Three helicopters from the Japanese carrier hovered above,<br />
monitoring the drill
British frigate HMS Argyll (front), Japanese destroyer Inazuma (C) and Japanese helicopter carrier Kaga take part in a joint naval drill in the Indian Ocean. Photo: Reuters
JAPAN-DEFENCE/BRITAIN:
Japan's biggest warship, the Kaga helicopter carrier, joined naval
drills with Britain's HMS Argyll in the Indian Ocean on Wednesday as the frigate headed toward the contested South China Sea and East Asia. Britain, Japan and their close ally the United States have found common cause in countering growing Chinese influence in the region that they worry could put key commercial sea lanes linking Asia with Europe, the United States and elsewhere under Beijing's sway.
Japan's biggest warship, the Kaga helicopter carrier, joined naval
drills with Britain's HMS Argyll in the Indian Ocean on Wednesday as the frigate headed toward the contested South China Sea and East Asia. Britain, Japan and their close ally the United States have found common cause in countering growing Chinese influence in the region that they worry could put key commercial sea lanes linking Asia with Europe, the United States and elsewhere under Beijing's sway.