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The Mainichi
3 days ago
- Business
- The Mainichi
Japan urges China to stop flying fighter jets too close to Japanese military aircraft
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan has demanded China stop flying its fighter jets abnormally close to Japanese intelligence-gathering aircraft, which it said was happening repeatedly and could cause a collision. Japan's Defense Ministry said a Chinese JH-7 fighter-bomber flew as close to 30 meters (98 feet) to a YS-11EB electronic-intelligence aircraft of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force on Wednesday and Thursday. The ministry said it occurred outside Japanese airspace over the East China Sea and caused no damage to the Japanese side. China had no immediate comment on the latest incident. Previously, Beijing alleged that Japan flew close to its aircraft and was spying on China's ordinary military activity, and demanded Japan stop its actions. Japan is concerned about China's acceleration of its military buildup, especially in Japan's southwestern areas. Japan's Foreign Ministry said in a statement late Thursday that its vice minister Takehiro Funakoshi expressed "serious concern" to Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wu Jianghao and strongly requested Beijing to stop the activity that could "provoke accidental collisions" and strongly urged China to ensure that similar actions are not repeated. The countries traded accusations over similar close encounters last month when Japan said a Chinese combat aircraft flew extremely close to Japanese navy P-3C surveillance aircraft over the Pacific Ocean, where two Chinese aircraft carrier s were seen operating together for the first time. The incident comes as economic ties between Japan and China appear to be warming as the two countries face the U.S. tariff war. On Friday, Japan announced the start of its animal health and quarantine agreement with China, which paves the way for a resumption of Japanese beef exports to China. A ban has been imposed since 2001 after an outbreak of mad cow disease in Japan and expectation there for resuming beef exports is high, though a timeline was unknown. The agreement came less than two weeks after China partially lifted a 22-month ban on Japanese seafood imports over the country's discharges of treated radioactive wastewater from the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant that began in 2023. China has since approved re-registration of three Japanese seafood exporters.
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First Post
3 days ago
- Politics
- First Post
Aerial brinkmanship: China's JH-7 comes within 30 metres of Japan's YS-11EB amid soaring tensions
For two days straight, Chinese fighter planes flew dangerously close to Japanese military aircraft in international airspace. This is the latest episode of China's aggressive military posturing in the Indo-Pacific region as it asserts its expansionist goals. read more In this photo provided by Japan's Ministry of Defense, a Chinese JH-7 fighter-bomber, center, is seen close to a YS-11EB electronic-intelligence aircraft, partly seen at left, of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force over the East China Sea on July 9, 2025. (Ministry of Defense via AP) For two days straight, Japan said that Chinese fighter planes flew dangerously close to its military aircraft. Japan's defence ministry said that Chinese JH-7 fighter plane flew as close as 30 metres to its YS-11EB electronic-intelligence aircraft on Wednesday and Thursday in the international airspace above the East China Sea. It said that no damage was reported in the episode. This was the latest episode in China's aggressive military posturing where its warships and warplanes regularly harass ships and aircraft of other countries in the region. China has territorial disputes with nearly every neighbour and uses such harassment to build pressure on them and assert its expansionist tendencies. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD While China did not respond to Japan's claim, it had previously said that Japan flew very close to its aircraft for espionage purposes. After the latest episode, Japanese foreign ministry said on late Thursday that vice minister Takehiro Funakoshi expressed 'serious concern' to Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wu Jianghao and strongly requested China to stop the activity that could 'provoke accidental collisions' and strongly urged China to ensure that similar actions are not repeated, according to the Associated Press. Last month, Japan had similarly said that a Chinese warplane flew dangerously close to its P-3C surveillance aircraft over the Pacific Ocean. The two countries aircraft carriers were operating together in the area at the time for the first time. Such Chinese aggression has continued despite the two countries warming up economically in the midst of US President Donald Trump's global tariff war. The two countries have reached an agreement for the resumption of the export of Japanese beef to China that had been banned since 2001. In another indication of the two sides warming up, China has also partially relaxed a ban on the export of Japan's seafood to China. However, China has often ramped up aggression in one domain while it negotiates in the other. For example, China recently halted the export of speciality fertilisers to India and also refused to issue licences for the supply of rare earths to India even as it opened the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra and has reached a partial understanding with India over the Ladakh standoff.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Japan urges China to stop flying fighter jets too close to Japanese military aircraft
In this photo provided by Japan's Ministry of Defense, a Chinese JH-7 fighter-bomber, center, is seen close to a YS-11EB electronic-intelligence aircraft, partly seen at left, of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force over the East China Sea on July 9, 2025. (Ministry of Defense via AP) Japan has asked China to stop its fighter jets from flying too close to its planes. Japan says this is happening a lot and could cause accidents. This comes after similar accusations from both countries last month. Despite these tensions, economic ties between Japan and China seem to be improving. Japan will soon export beef to China again. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Japan has demanded China stop flying its fighter jets abnormally close to Japanese intelligence-gathering aircraft, which it said was happening repeatedly and could cause a Defense Ministry said a Chinese JH-7 fighter-bomber flew as close to 30 meters (98 feet) to a YS-11EB electronic-intelligence aircraft of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force on Wednesday and Thursday. The ministry said it occurred outside Japanese airspace over the East China Sea and caused no damage to the Japanese had no immediate comment on the latest incident. Previously, Beijing alleged that Japan flew close to its aircraft and was spying on China's ordinary military activity, and demanded Japan stop its is concerned about China's acceleration of its military buildup , especially in Japan's southwestern Foreign Ministry said in a statement late Thursday that its vice minister Takehiro Funakoshi expressed "serious concern" to Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wu Jianghao and strongly requested Beijing to stop the activity that could "provoke accidental collisions" and strongly urged China to ensure that similar actions are not countries traded accusations over similar close encounters last month when Japan said a Chinese combat aircraft flew extremely close to Japanese navy P-3C surveillance aircraft over the Pacific Ocean, where two Chinese aircraft carrier s were seen operating together for the first incident comes as economic ties between Japan and China appear to be warming as the two countries face the U.S. tariff Friday, Japan announced the start of its animal health and quarantine agreement with China, which paves the way for a resumption of Japanese beef exports to China. A ban has been imposed since 2001 after an outbreak of mad cow disease in Japan and expectation there for resuming beef exports is high, though a timeline was agreement came less than two weeks after China partially lifted a 22-month ban on Japanese seafood imports over the country's discharges of treated radioactive wastewater from the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant that began in 2023. China has since approved re-registration of three Japanese seafood exporters.
Hindustan Times
4 days ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Japan urges China to stop flying fighter jets too close to its military planes, fears collision
Japan has demanded China stop flying its fighter jets abnormally close to Japanese intelligence-gathering aircraft, which it said was happening repeatedly and could cause a collision. Japan is concerned about China's acceleration of its military buildup, especially in Japan's southwestern areas. (Reuters/Representational Image) Japan's Defense Ministry said a Chinese JH-7 fighter-bomber flew as close to 30 meters (98 feet) to a YS-11EB electronic-intelligence aircraft of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force on Wednesday and Thursday. The ministry said it occurred outside Japanese airspace over the East China Sea and caused no damage to the Japanese side. China had no immediate comment on the latest incident. Previously, Beijing has alleged Japan flew close to its aircraft and was spying on China's ordinary military activity and demanded Japan stop its actions. Cl Japan is concerned about China's acceleration of its military buildup, especially in Japan's southwestern areas. Japan's Foreign Ministry said in a statement late Thursday that its vice minister Takehiro Funakoshi expressed 'serious concern' to Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wu Jianghao and strongly requested Beijing to stop the activity that could 'provoke accidental collisions' and strongly urged China to ensure that similar actions are not repeated. The countries traded accusations over similar close encounters last month. Japan said a Chinese combat aircraft flew extremely close to Japanese navy P-3C surveillance aircraft over the Pacific Ocean, where two Chinese aircraft carrier s were seen operating together for the first time.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Japan urges China to stop flying fighter jets too close to Japanese military aircraft
TOKYO (AP) — Japan has demanded China stop flying its fighter jets abnormally close to Japanese intelligence-gathering aircraft, which it said was happening repeatedly and could cause a collision. Japan's Defense Ministry said a Chinese JH-7 fighter-bomber flew as close to 30 meters (98 feet) to a YS-11EB electronic-intelligence aircraft of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force on Wednesday and Thursday. The ministry said it occurred outside Japanese airspace over the East China Sea and caused no damage to the Japanese side. China had no immediate comment on the latest incident. Previously, Beijing has alleged Japan flew close to its aircraft and was spying on China's ordinary military activity and demanded Japan stop its actions. Japan is concerned about China's acceleration of its military buildup, especially in Japan's southwestern areas. Japan's Foreign Ministry said in a statement late Thursday that its vice minister Takehiro Funakoshi expressed 'serious concern' to Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wu Jianghao and strongly requested Beijing to stop the activity that could 'provoke accidental collisions' and strongly urged China to ensure that similar actions are not repeated. The countries traded accusations over similar close encounters last month. Japan said a Chinese combat aircraft flew extremely close to Japanese navy P-3C surveillance aircraft over the Pacific Ocean, where two Chinese aircraft carrier s were seen operating together for the first time.
