Japan: China’s “Spy” Aircraft Inspire to Airspace – “Serious Violation of National Rule” · Global Voices

The intrusion of military aircraft from Japanese airspace is a “serious violation of its national sovereignty”, the Japanese government representative stressed today, “The violation of Japan’s airspace by a Chinese military aircraft is not only a serious violation of our national sovereignty, but also a threat to our security and is completely unacceptable,” Yoshimasa Hayashi stressed during the briefing of accredited editors in Tokyo. According to the Japanese defence ministry, Chinese “spy” type Y-9JZ aircraft invaded Japanese airspace yesterday, around 11:29 (local time; 05:29 Greek time), and remained in him for about 2 minutes. “We understand that this is the first confirmed and announced intrusion of Chinese military aircraft into our airspace after we took measures” to prevent such incidents, Mr Hayashi stressed to the press. “We reserve a specific response to the purpose of the Chinese aircraft’s energy. However, China’s recent military activities near Japan tend to spread and become increasingly active,” he added. “The government will continue to closely monitor China’s military activities and take all possible steps to ensure alert monitoring” of each Chinese move, the spokesman completed. In addition to military aircraft, a China State Ocean Administration aircraft and a China Coast Guard drone breached Japan airspace in 2012 and 2017, respectively, according to the Japanese public television network NHK.