Japan keeping an eye on China's naval development

The Varyag returns to port in Dalian after its eighth sea trial. (Photo/CNS)

The rise of China as a military power is a key point of concern in Japan's media as the issue of the disputed Diaoyu or Senkaku islands in the East China Sea continues to return to threaten ties between the two, reports Duowei News, an outlet run by overseas Chinese.
Kazuhiko Togo, a retired Japanese diplomat, said on July 4 that war between China and Japan is likely to happen sooner or later, leading to a series of related articles in Japanese media outlets on the modernization and development of the People's Liberation Army.
A detailed report on the Chinese navy was recently published by Ships of the World, a Japanese magazine, which discussed the Varyag, China's first aircraft carrier, as well as the number and specifications of other vessels in the Chinese fleet.
From the Chinese side, the attention brings comparisons with the first Sino-Japanese war from 1894-5, a clash between two relatively new naval powers.

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