J-15 fighter jet took off from Chinese aircraft carrier off Japanese coast and came within 45 metres of Japanese Self-Defence Force aircraft
Japan has voiced “serious concern” over a near miss involving one of its military planes and a Chinese fighter jet in the Pacific, where recent manoeuvres by Chinese aircraft carrier groups have raised tensions across the region.
The Chinese aircraft took off from a moving aircraft carrier, the Shandong, and reportedly flew within 45 metres of a Japanese Self-Defence Force (SDF) patrol plane shortly afterwards. On Thursday, Japan’s chief cabinet secretary, Yoshimasa Hayashi, urged Beijing to prevent a repeat of the incident, which took place at the weekend.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/12/chinese-fighter-jet-in-near-miss-with-japanese-military-plane-as-pacific-tensions-rise
Author : Justin McCurry in Tokyo and Helen Davidson in Taipei
Publish date : 2025-06-12 05:01:00
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