Japan deploys fighter jets after Chinese aircraft 'violate' airspace
The Chinese aircraft allegedly violated the airspace of the Danju Islands in Nagasaki Prefecture between 11:29 a.m. and 11:31 a.m. (local time), according to the Defense Ministry.
Japan deployed fighter jets after Chinese military aircraft. “rapist” The Ministry of Defense announced today, Monday, August 26, that its airspace. It was “It was confirmed that a Chinese aircraft violated territorial airspace off the Danju Islands in Nagasaki Prefecture between approximately 11:29 a.m. and 11:31 a.m.,” it said.The ministry said in a statement that it launched “emergency fighter aircraft”.
The plane “Y-9 spy” The ministry added that the plane entered Japanese airspace at 11:29 a.m. (02:29 GMT) for about two minutes. Local media, including public broadcaster NHK, said the incident marked the first incursion of a Chinese military aircraft into Japanese airspace.
Japanese and Chinese ships have already been involved in incidents in the past involving disputed areas, notably the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, also called the Diaoyu by Beijing. The island chain has raised diplomatic tensions and been the scene of clashes between Japanese coast guard vessels and Chinese fishing boats.