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South Korea to participate in 25 exercises in the Sea of ??Japan, the U.S. aircraft carrier George Washington arrived in South Korea.

Xinhua Tokyo, July 23 (Xinhua reporter Wu Gufeng) 23, Japan’s defense ministry announced that Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force will send four officers to watch as an observer at the 25th Korea-US joint military exercises.

According to Japan’s Kyodo News, Japan is the first time as observers sent officials to observe the Korea-US joint naval military exercises.

It is reported that the ROK-US direction, after the invitation of Japan, the Japanese government through research that, as an observer to watch the Korea-US joint military exercises with the interpretation of the Constitution does not prohibit the exercise of collective self-defense of the conflict.

so-called “collective self-defense” refers to countries with close ties to Japan when an armed attack, although not a direct attack on Japan, but Japan has the right to use force to fight back. The Japanese government’s interpretation of the Constitution prohibits the exercise of “collective self-defense” – allows the exercise of individual self-defense, that is, when it was attacked in their use of force.

South Korean military Joint Chiefs of Staff announced Wednesday, South Korea and the U.S. decision will be July 25 to 28 in the eastern waters of Korea (Sea of ??Japan) held a joint military exercise.

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