"Japan has recorded a protest with China on Sunday after Chinese fighter jets directed fire-control radar at Japanese fighter jets near Japan's Okinawa islands. Japan's Defense Minister, Shinjiro Koizumi, denounced the Chinese military's moves as "dangerous". "These radar illuminations went beyond what is necessary for the safe flight of aircraft," he said. "The occurrence of such an incident is extremely regrettable," the minister added. "We have lodged a strong protest with the Chinese side and demanded strict preventive measures.""
"Japan's Defense Ministry said that Chinese J-15 military jet "intermittently" targeted its radar at Japanese F-15s in two incidents on Saturday for about three minutes in the afternoon and 30 minutes in the evening. Japan said the Chinese J-15 aircraft involved in the two radar lock incidents was launched from China's Liaoning aircraft carrier. Liaoning was maneuvering between the main island of Okinawa and nearby Miyako island on Saturday, as it carried out aircraft takeoff and landing drills in the Pacific."
Japan lodged a protest with China after Chinese fighter jets directed fire-control radar at Japanese fighters near the Okinawa islands. Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi described the radar illuminations as dangerous and said they exceeded what was necessary for safe flight. Japan reported two radar-targeting incidents on Saturday, lasting about three minutes in the afternoon and about 30 minutes in the evening. The Chinese J-15 involved was reported launched from the Liaoning aircraft carrier during its maneuvers between Okinawa and Miyako while conducting takeoff and landing drills. Japanese fighters scrambled, and no Japanese airspace breach was reported.
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