"Japan's prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has vowed to respond calmly and resolutely after Chinese military aircraft were accused of twice locking radar on to Japanese fighter jets south-east of Okinawa's main island at the weekend. Takaichi told reporters on Sunday that Japan would take all possible measures to strengthen surveillance of maritime and airspace and closely monitor the Chinese military's activities, amid worsening tensions between the two countries."
"China's navy said Tokyo's claim was completely inconsistent with the facts and told Tokyo to immediately stop slandering and smearing. It said in a statement that aircraft from Japan's self -defence forces (SDF) seriously endangered flight safety by repeatedly approaching its training zones. It did not mention a radar lock-on, according to Kyodo. A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson, cited by China's Xinhua news agency, urged Japan to immediately stop its dangerous moves of harassing China's normal military exercise and training."
Chinese J-15 fighters from the carrier Liaoning locked radar onto Japanese F-15s twice southeast of Okinawa at about 4:32pm and again roughly two hours later, with visual confirmation not possible and no damage or injuries reported. Japan vowed a calm, resolute response and pledged to strengthen maritime and airspace surveillance while closely monitoring Chinese military activity. Japan summoned China's ambassador over the incidents. China rejected the claims as inconsistent with the facts and accused Japan of endangering flight safety by approaching its training zones. Tensions had risen after remarks about potential Japanese action if a Taiwan conflict threatened Japan's security.
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