Japanese jets’ radar escalating tensions
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CHINA’S defense ministry yesterday accused Japanese air force jets of locking their radars onto Chinese military aircraft, acting provocatively and endangering safety, after Japan said it is scrambling a record number of fighter jets.
China and Japan have long been mired in a territorial dispute over the uninhabited Diaoyu Islands in East China Sea.
Patrol ships and fighter jets from Asia’s two biggest economies have been shadowing each other on and off near the islets, raising fears of a confrontation.
Chinese defense ministry spokesman Wu Qian said Chinese air force activities accorded with international law and norms, and that it was Japan which was increasing its monitoring and interfering in normal training exercises.
In the six months to September, Japanese fighters scrambled to chase Chinese planes 407 times compared with 231 in the same period last year, according to the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force, an increase of about three-quarters.
“What is more, when aircraft of the Japan Self-Defense Forces encounter Chinese aircraft, their radars light up, they let off infrared jamming projectiles and show other unprofessional, dangerous provocative behavior,” Wu said at a monthly briefing.
“This endangers the safety of Chinese aircraft and personnel and is the root of the China-Japan maritime and air problem.”
China urges Japan to adopt a responsible attitude and prevent such incidents from happening, he added.
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