Japan, China Scramble Military Jets in East China Sea -- The Diplomat
Tensions continued to escalate between Japan and China over disputed islets in the East China Sea on Thursday, with Japan reportedly sending two F-15s from Naha, Okinawa, after several Chinese military aircraft crossed into its Air defense identification zone (ADIZ). China responded by scrambling two J-10s of its own.
Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force spotted the Chinese aircraft in its ADIZ over the East China Sea at about 12pm on Thursday, Kyodo quoted a senior Defense Ministry official as saying, adding that the Chinese aircraft never entered Japanese airspace. Kyodo said the Chinese aircraft penetrated Japan’s ADIZ on three occasions.
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More News On The Dangerous Escalation Of Tensions between China And Japan
Unchartered waters: Japan and China scramble fighter jets in island dispute -- RT
China Sends Out Fighters to Watch Japanese F-15s, Ministry Says -- Bloomberg Businessweek
China 'launches fighter jets' amid Japan dispute -- AFP
China Scrambles Fighters to Tail Japanese Planes -- ABC News/AP
China sends fighters to counter Japanese aircraft -- Xinhuanet
China rebukes Japan after both sides' planes fly near islands -- Reuters
Japan’s new leader raps China’s handling of territorial row but reaches out to South Korea -- AP
Japanese PM criticises China's response to protests over islands dispute -- The Guardian
My Comment: First it was a boat, then a few boats, then a plane, then a few planes, then a fighter, and now a whole bunch of fighters. What's next .... I guess they will start to target each other.
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