The move by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday was to protest against what it called the dangerous and extremely regrettable behaviour of the Chinese J-15 fighter jets over international waters southeast of Okinawa's main island the previous day. list of 4 itemsend of list It said China's Liaoning aircraft carrier fighter jets aimed radar beams at Japanese aircraft scrambled to shadow the vessel claims denied by the Chinese embassy.
The response from China's Defence Ministry came a day after Australia's Ministry of Defence issued a statement about an unsafe and unprofessional incident on Sunday, in which it said a Chinese Air Force fighter aircraft released flares in close proximity to an Australian Air Force plane conducting a maritime surveillance patrol in the South China Sea. For decades, the [Australian Defence Force] has undertaken maritime surveillance activities in the region and does so in accordance with international law, the Australian statement added.
I want to firstly send my best wishes to the Irish Defence Forces personnel affected in today's incident. While I am very pleased to report that all personnel are safe and well, the fact they came under fire while on patrol is deeply worrying.
