Japan has protested against Beijing about what was described as “almost false” maneuvers of Chinese combat near the Japanese maritime patrol planes on the Pacific, where China’s two operational carriers were seen simultaneously for the first time.
Chinese J-15 combat aircraft aircraft carrier flew 45 meters (147 feet) or a Japanese P-3C maritime surveillance plane and made another Sunday. “DURING.
“We have expressed a serious concern on the Chinese side and solemnly requested the prevention of recurrence,” said the main secretary of the Japan Cabinet, Yoshimasa Hayashi.
According to the Japan Ministry of Defense, the P-3C aircraft, belonging to the Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force based on the island of Okinawa, were carrying out surveillance on international waters in the Pacific when they met Chinese war airplanes.
On Saturday, a J-15 of Shandong pursued a Japanese P-3C patrol plane for about 40 minutes. Then, on Sunday, a J-15 fighter pursued a P-3C for 80 minutes, crossing in front of the Japanese plane at a distance of 900 meters (2,952 feet), the ministry said.
“Such abnormal approaches by Chinese military aircraft could enhance accidental collisions,” said the Ministry of Defense in a statement on Wednesday, joining the foreground images of the J-15 Jet It Tok in Sunay. There was no damage to Japanese airplanes or the damage caused to the aircraft crew, the ministry added.
Hayashi, the Japanese Government’s main spokesman, said Tokyo will keep Beijing on several levels and will also ensure that the airspace monitoring continues around the territories of Japan.
The last time a similar incident was reported more than a decade ago in May and June 2014, when Chinese Su-27 combat aircraft flew within 30 meters (98 feet) or the military planes of Japan.
The Kyodo news agency also reported that the Shandong aircraft carrier made take -off and landing drills on Monday north of the southernmost opinion island in Japan, within the exclusive economic zone of the country (EEZ). The aircraft carrier was also seen within the EEE on Saturday before moving out of the area where it also took takeoffs and landings on Sunday.
