Japan's Radar Post Near The Disputed East China Sea Islands Now Operational

BBC

Reuters: Japan opens radar station close to disputed East China Sea islands

Japan on Monday will switch on a radar station in the East China Sea, giving it a permanent intelligence gathering post close to Taiwan and a group of disputed islands claimed by both Tokyo and Beijing.

The new Self Defence Force base on Yonaguni is at the western extreme of a string of Japanese islands in the East China Sea, 150 km (93 miles) south of the disputed islands known as the Senkaku islands in Japan and the Diaoyu in China.

"This radar station is going to irritate China," said Nozomu Yoshitomi, a professor at Nihon University and a former major general in the Self Defence Force.

In addition to being a listening post, the facility could be used a base for military operations in the region, he added.

The deployment fits into a wider military build up along the island chain, which stretches 1,400 km (870 miles) from the Japanese mainland.

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Update: Japan Extends East China Sea Surveillance (Defense News)

WNU Editor: This radar post is very close to Taiwan. Expect China and Taiwan to respond.