Japan accuses China of targeting its jets

China says Japanese aircraft were disrupting its drills

- REUTERS

JAPAN SAID ON Sunday that Chinese fighter jets had aimed their radar at Japanese military aircraft in two “dangerous” incidents near Japan’s Okinawa islands, an account Beijing disputed.

“These radar illuminations are a dangerous act that went beyond what is necessary for the safe flight of aircraft,’ Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said, adding that Japan had lodged a protest with China over Saturday’s “extremely regrettable” incident.