Tokyo scrambles jets as Beijing stages air force exercise near Japanese islands
RT.com
25 Sep, 2016
Japan scrambled fighter jets on Sunday after spotting Chinese warplanes fly through a strait between Japan’s Miyako and Okinawa islands for the first time. Beijing said it sent more than 40 aircraft to participate in military drills in the Western Pacific.
The Japanese military said they decided to put their fighter jets up in the sky after spotting eight Chinese aircraft, including four bombers, two fighters and two surveillance planes. The military added that they later made a U-turn and flew back to the East China Sea without violating Japanese airspace.
Japanese defense officials said this is the first time that Chinese fighter jets have passed through the area, according to local media.
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