BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- A Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday that China is paying close attention to Japan's moves in the South China Sea.
"Japan illegally occupied China's islands in the South China Sea during World War II, and we are highly vigilant of Japanese action there," Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei told a daily news briefing.
Hong's remarks came after media reports said that Japan's maritime self-defense force plans to send a submarine and two warships to Subic Bay in the Philippines for a port call next month. The warships will then proceed to Cam Ranh Bay in Vietnam.
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