Chinese Military Plane Breaches Japanese Airspace

Published on August 26, 2024

Japanese officials said a Chinese military plane violated Japanese airspace on the morning of Aug. 26. Japanese fighter planes scrambled to warn off the Chinese Y-9 reconnaissance plane, which had flown near the Danjo Islands off Nagasaki Prefecture. Japan’s defense ministry said no weapons or flares were used, according to local outlet NHK. Japan Times reported that the plane continued to circle near the islands for some time after it left Japanese airspace. The Chinese regime regularly flies aircraft in international airspace over the East China Sea, but Japan’s Ministry of Defense confirmed that the latest incident is the first time a Chinese military aircraft has breached Japanese airspace. The Chinese coast guard has previously made incursions into disputed waters....

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