Japan says Chinese navy violated territorial airspace for first time

A Chinese navy plane was confirmed for the primary time to have violated Japanese territorial airspace on Monday morning, the Defense Ministry in Tokyo stated, with Japan strongly protesting the transfer.

The Defense Ministry stated one of many Chinese navy’s Y-9 intelligence-gathering planes had briefly entered Japanese territory close to the Danjo Islands off Nagasaki Prefecture from round 11:29 a.m. to 11:31 a.m., prompting the Air Self-Defense Force to scramble fighter jets in response.

The ministry stated the fighters had taken steps reminiscent of “issuing warnings,” whereas NHK reported that no weapons or flares had been fired.