According to the Japanese Defense Ministry, a Chinese military “Y-9 spy plane” entered Japanese airspace about two minutes southeast of the Tanjo Archipelago in Nagasaki Prefecture. Monday at 11.29 local time (4.29 in Poland).
This was confirmed by the Ministry of Defence For the first time, a Chinese military aircraft has trespassed in Japanese airspace.
Broadcaster NHK recalled that the incursions were carried out by a Chinese State Oceanic Administration aircraft and a Coast Guard drone in 2012 and 2017 respectively.
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“The government will continue to closely monitor China’s military activities and take all possible measures to ensure vigilant surveillance,” a Japanese government spokesman said, adding that Chinese military activities near Japan “tend to increase in scale” and become more active.
Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Masataka Okano on Monday evening summoned China’s acting ambassador to Japan, who “gave strong opposition”.The Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement that measures should be taken to prevent recurrence of such incidents.
A spokesman for the Hayashi government declined to provide details on the diplomatic negotiations.
A senior Japanese defense ministry official quoted by NHK warned that the latter would happen The incident may be part of Beijing’s efforts to threaten Japanese interests at sea and in the air. The official recalled that there have been numerous incursions into Japan’s territorial waters by the Chinese Navy and Coast Guard in recent years.
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