China navy seeks to "wear out" Japanese ships in disputed waters

HONG KONG (Reuters) – China's naval and paramilitary ships are churning up the ocean around islands it disputes with Tokyo in what experts say is a strategy to weigh down the numerically inferior Japanese forces that should sail out to become aware of and track the flotillas. A day-to-day movement of bulletins announce ship deployments into the East China Sea, naval combat workout routines, the launch of recent warships and commentaries calling for resolute safeguard of Chinese territory. …