Japan’s claim that Chinese fighter jets aimed their radar at Japanese military aircraft near the Okinawa islands has ignited fresh concerns over rising military friction in East Asia. The incident, which Japan called “extremely regrettable,

Chinese officials took issue with Japan’s claim. Wang Xuemeng, a spokesman for the Chinese Navy, said in a statement that the Liaoning was carrying out “routine carrier-based fighter jet flight training” that had been announced in advance.

Japanese fighter jets had been scrambled to pursue Chinese jets that were conducting aircraft takeoff and landing exercises in the Pacific.

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In the response, Japan’s UN ambassador Kazuyuki Yamazaki wrote that China’s claims “are inconsistent with the facts, unsubstantiated, and are categorically unacceptable.”

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