According to reports from Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's “Chosun Ilbo” and other Korean media, the South Korean Navy carried out the first “East China Sea territorial protection exercise” of the year in private on the 6th in the waters off Dokdo, the Dokdo defense exercise. This is the third time since the establishment of Lee Jae-myung's government that this exercise has been held. It has been about 8 months since the last training. It is worth noting that just two days ago, the Japanese government once again made a territorial claim on Dokdo in a new edition of the “White Paper on Defense.” According to the report, the South Korean military said that the purpose of this exercise was to deal with various threats against South Korea's territory, people and property, defend the country's territorial integrity, and ensure the safety of people's lives and property. The South Korean Navy, the Maritime Police, and the Dokdo Guard participated. The number of surface ships dispatched, the size of the military force, and training methods were basically the same as before. Despite the sensitive timing, the South Korean military characterized this exercise as routine training, saying it was not specific to Japan's new “Defense White Paper.”

According to reports from Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's “Chosun Ilbo” and other Korean media, the South Korean Navy carried out the first “East China Sea territorial protection exercise” of the year in private on the 6th in the waters off Dokdo, the Dokdo defense exercise. This is the third time since the establishment of Lee Jae-myung's government that this exercise has been held. It has been about 8 months since the last training. It is worth noting that just two days ago, the Japanese government once again made a territorial claim on Dokdo in a new edition of the “White Paper on Defense.” According to the report, the South Korean military said that the purpose of this exercise was to deal with various threats against South Korea's territory, people and property, defend the country's territorial integrity, and ensure the safety of people's lives and property. The South Korean Navy, the Maritime Police, and the Dokdo Guard participated. The number of surface ships dispatched, the size of the military force, and training methods were basically the same as before. Despite the sensitive timing, the South Korean military characterized this exercise as routine training, saying it was not specific to Japan's new “Defense White Paper.”