China fighter jet locks radar on Japan planes
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BEIJING, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Japan is threatening China militarily which is "completely unacceptable", Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his German counterpart, after Japan said that Chinese fighter jets had aimed their radar at Japanese military aircraft.
Japanese F-15 jets flanked by Liaoning-based Chinese J-15s experienced radar locking December 6, sparking strong protests from Tokyo as tensions surge post-Takaichi Taiwan remarks. Japan says no airspace violations,
Japan's Defense Minister Koizumi Shinjiro has again expressed concern over Chinese military aircraft directing radar at Japanese Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets over international waters off Okinawa's main island in southern Japan on Saturday.
The remarks made by China’s top diplomat in Beijing came after Tokyo said that Chinese fighter jets had aimed their radar at Japanese military aircraft.