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Japan condemns Chinese aircraft violation of its airspace

Deutsche Welle

Tuesday, 27 August 2024 , 03:22 PM


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Tokyo said the Chinese military plane's incursion was a 'serious violation of our sovereignty.' Japan had summoned a Beijing diplomat in protest against the surveillance aircraft flying over its airspace.

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Japan on Tuesday lambasted what it said was a violation of its airspace by a Chinese military plane, describing it as 'utterly unacceptable.'

Japan's chief government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters Monday's incursion "threatens Japan's security."

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What do we know about the Chinese aircraft?
Tokyo said it scrambled fighter jets after a Chinese Y-9 surveillance aircraft entered its airspace for two minutes, flying over the Danjo Islands in Nagasaki Prefecture.

'We understand that this is the first confirmed and announced airspace incursion by a Chinese military aircraft since we started the anti-airspace incursion measures,' Hayashi told a regular briefing.

He added that the government continues to monitor increasing Chinese military activity near Japan, adding it will be fully prepared for any airspace violation.

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Tokyo summons Chinese diplomat
Tokyo summoned a Chinese embassy official in protest. Hayashi declined to comment on the details of the diplomatic talks.

'We refrain from giving a definite answer as to the intended purpose of the Chinese aircraft's action. However, recent [Chinese] military activities near Japan have a tendency to expand and become increasingly active,' he said.

A China State Oceanic Administration plane violated Japan's airspace in 2012 while in 2017, a China Coast Guard drone also breached Japan's airspace, according to
Japan's public broadcaster NHK.

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