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U輝

下線部はどのように訳せばいいのでしょうか？

↓ニュースの原文です

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/01/02/national/liaoning-carrier-okinawa-jets-scrambled/

0:20 8月6日 (日)
Japan scrambled jets to monitor Chi...
the japan times
Japan monitored the operations after the
Chinese naval group, which included missile
destroyers, sailed between the main Okinawa
island and Miyakojima island into the
Western Pacific from the East China Sea on
Dec. 16, Japan's Defense Ministry said in a
press release.
Before returning the same way Sunday, the
Chinese carrier conducted more than 300
take-offs and landings of fixed-wing aircraft
and helicopters, the ministry added,
although it did not report any incursions into
Japanese territorial waters or skies.
While China has conducted similar
operations in the past, including in May, the
latest large-scale military drills close to
Japanese islands come after Japan
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Answer 1

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トムくま

沖縄本島と宮古島の間を東シナ海から西太平洋に向かって航行したと書いてあるので、「それと同じ航路を戻る前に」「日本に戻る前に」という感じだと思います。

U輝

ありがとうございます！