Japan protests after Chinese fighter jets lock radar on Japanese planes
Japan protests after Chinese fighter jets lock radar on Japanese planes
China fighter jets lock radar on Japan planes as tensions rise
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Japan has protested after Chinese fighter jets locked radars on Japanese aircraft as tensions between the two nations worsened.
Locking radar onto an aircraft is considered a threat because it can signal a potential attack. Japan said there were two such incidents Saturday off its southern Okinawa islands.
Japan said it scrambled fighter jets in response to the Chinese J-15 fighter jets, while Beijing accused Tokyo of "harassing" its forces during a training exercise. No injuries or damage were reported.
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Last week, China and Japan's coast guards gave conflicting accounts of a confrontation near disputed islands in the East China Sea.
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A Japanese defence ministry official said the intention of the Chinese J-15 jets was "unclear", but added that ... the Japanese aircraft "did not do anything that could be considered a provocation".
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This comes two weeks after Japan scrambled aircraft when a suspected Chinese drone was detected off Yonaguni, island near Taiwan. Tokyo has said it is planning to deploy missiles from Yonaguni in a move that has angered Beijing.
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