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<p>TOKYO -- Japan scrambled fighter jets on Monday after a Chinese military aircraft &quot;violated&quot; Japanese airspace, the defense ministry said.</p><p>The Chinese aircraft was &quot;confirmed to have violated the territorial airspace off the Danjo Islands in Nagasaki Prefecture,&quot; the ministry said in a statement, adding it had launched &quot;fighter jets on an emergency basis&quot;.</p><p>China&#x27;s &quot;Y-9 intelligence-gathering&quot; aircraft entered Japanese airspace at 11:29 am (0229 GMT) for around two minutes, the ministry added.</p><p>There was no comment from Chinese authorities.</p><p>Local media including public broadcaster NHK said the incident marked the first incursion by the Chinese military&#x27;s aircraft into Japan&#x27;s airspace.</p><p>The ministry said steps were taken by the SDF such as &quot;issuing warnings&quot; to the aircraft, but NHK reported that no weapons, such as flare guns, were used as an alert.</p><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3066961"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script></div><p>In response to the incident, vice foreign minister Masataka Okano summoned China&#x27;s acting ambassador to Japan late Monday, and &quot;lodged firm protest&quot; with the official, as well as calling for measures against a recurrence, the foreign ministry said in a statement.</p><p>The Chinese diplomat said in response that the matter would be reported to Beijing, according to the ministry.</p><p>Japanese and Chinese vessels have previously been involved in tense incidents in disputed areas, in particular the Senkaku islands in the East China Sea, known by Beijing as the Diaoyus.</p><p>The remote chain of islands have fuelled diplomatic tensions and been the scene of confrontations between Japanese coast guard vessels and Chinese fishing boats.</p><p>Beijing has grown more assertive about its claim to the islands in recent years, with Tokyo reporting the presence of Chinese coast guard vessels, a naval ship and even a nuclear-powered submarine.</p><p>In the past, two non-military aircraft from China -- a propeller plane and a small drone -- were confirmed to have forayed into the Japanese airspace near the Senkaku islands in 2012 and 2017, according to NHK.</p><p>Beijing claims the South China Sea -- through which trillions of dollars of trade passes annually -- almost in its entirety despite an international court ruling that its assertion has no legal basis.</p><p>The Danjo Islands are a group of small islets located in the East China Sea, off Japan&#x27;s southern Nagasaki region.</p><p>Japan in recent years has strengthened security ties with the United States to counter China&#x27;s growing assertiveness in the region, boosting defense spending and moving to acquire &quot;counter-strike&quot; capabilities.</p><p>At the same time it has boosted military ties with the Philippines, which has also been involved in recent territorial standoffs, as well as South Korea.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/8/philippines-japan-sign-landmark-defense-pact-1119">READ: Philippines, Japan sign landmark defense pact</a></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

<p>Japan scrambled fighter jets on Monday after a Chinese military aircraft "violated" Japanese airspace, the defense ministry said.</p>

Japan scrambled fighter jets on Monday after a Chinese military aircraft "violated" Japanese airspace, the defense ministry said.

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Japan scrambles jets after Chinese aircraft 'violates' airspace

Agence France-Presse,

Tomohiro Osaki

Published Aug 26, 2024 07:39 PM PHT

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