Tokyo complained about Beijing after the Chinese tail fighter tail at the weekend and, according to the Japanese Ministry of Defense, flew up to 45 meters from the aircraft.
The Chinese Fighter Aircraft J-15 OCal Japanese P-3C Aircraft last Saturday about 40 minutes above the International Waters of the Pacific Ocean, the statement of the Ministry of Defense said. The Chinese current was also followed by a patrol vessel after more than 80 minutes the following day, he added.
The Chinese fighter aircraft created a “unusual maneuver” on Saturday, which flew as close as 45 meters away at the same altitude, the statement said. The Chinese aircraft on Sunday cut in in front of the Japanese aircraft in movements that risked the accident, the statement said. The ministry later confirmed that meetings between Chinese and Japanese aircraft were closest in more than ten years.
The ties between Tokyo and Beijing remain tense because China projects its military presence deeper into the region. The last incident comes after Japan said that China had sailed two aircraft carriers, Shandong and Liaoning, near the remote Japanese Islands in the Pacific Ocean for the first time on the weekend.
“We have expressed serious concern about this incident and sought to prevent a similar incident,” said the main secretary of Yoshimasa Hayashi cabinet at a press conference on Thursday, referring to meeting between aircraft.
“I would like to refrain from definitive statements about the intentions of these movements by the Chinese army,” he said, adding that the Japanese government will continue to issue warnings as needed.
There was no damage or injury from the incident, the statement said.
The Chinese Ministry of Defense did not answer immediately to a faxed request for comment.
The incident has been for the first time since 2014, when the Chinese plane flew within the nearby reach of the Japanese aircraft and according to the Japanese ministry for the third time. That year, on two occasions, a Chinese fighter flew up to 30 meters from the Japanese aircraft.
With the help of Mari Kiyohara and Lucille Liu.
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